TEXAS · WELLS · SAN PATRICIO COUNTY · API 42-409-30113 · DISTRICT 04
Welder J.F. Unit #C 26
San Patricio County · Odem (Massive Frio) field · Vertical
Welder J.F. Unit #C 26 (API 42-409-30113) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged February 21, 2012, last operated by Iron Jaw Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 16, 1997, permitted to 6,875 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Iron Jaw Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 5300, 6700 A, 6700 Stringer.
Its 3 leases have reported 616K barrels of oil and 7.54M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 32 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Sugar Land, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Phone
- (832) 398-0917
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | 84 Energy LLCthrough Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Apr 16, 1997 |
- 6,875
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 1970
- completed
- 616K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.54M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 1970
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 21, 2012
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 32 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, J.F. Unit O-4-12145 | Odem (Massive Frio) | 84 Energy LLC | 30 | 616K | 7.33M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder, J. F. Unit G-4-162432 | Odem (Massive Frio) | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 219K | Mar 1997 – Feb 2012 |
| Welder, J. F. Unit O-4-7705 | Odem (6000 Stringer) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 101 | 596 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 21,442(-100%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 75 · prior 12 2,438(-97%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Smith Production Inc.Mar 1995 → Apr 1999
- 3Energen Resources CorporationMay 1999 → Aug 2003
- 4Aroc (Texas) Inc.Sep 2003 → Feb 2005
- 5Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Mar 2005 → Jun 2013
- 6HK Energy Operating, LLCJul 2013 → Oct 2013
- 7Wagner Oil CompanyNov 2013 → Jul 2020
- 8GTG Operating, LLCAug 2020 → Dec 2024
- 984 Energy LLCJan 2025 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460887-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Apr 9, 1997 | Apr 16, 1997 | — | 6,875 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1970 | Welder J. F. Unit O-4-7705 | Odem (6000 Stringer) | Texaco E & P Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Aug 31, 1970 | Welder J.F. Unit O-4-12145 | Odem (Massive Frio) | Iron Jaw Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| — | Welder J. F. Unit G-4-162432 | Odem (Massive Frio) | Southern Bay Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 92 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 5300 | 5,342 | -5,250 |
| 6700 A | 6,768 | -6,676 |
| 6700 Stringer | 6,781 | -6,689 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 6,059 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 529 | 13.75 | 250 S |
| 9.625 | 530 | 13.75 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 6,867 | 7.875 | 400 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 24, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1995 | Jul 31, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1993 | Sep 22, 1970 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 22, 1970 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-409-30113 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-30113 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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