WELL · 42-409-30449 · DISTRICT 4
Welder R. H. #61
San Patricio County · Plymouth (Main Greta Sand) field · Vertical
Welder R. H. #61 (API 42-409-30449) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged June 22, 2005, last operated by Smith Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 27, 1986, permitted to 4,750 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.37K barrels of oil and 1.75K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2005. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 433
- Phone
- (281) 296-5600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Smith Production Inc.through Jan 1996 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.May 27, 1986 |
- 4,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 27, 1986
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 1.37K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.75K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 22, 2005
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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, R. H. O-4-2148 | Plymouth (Main Greta Sand) | Smith Production Inc. | 10 | 1.37K | 1.75K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2005 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Smith Production Inc.Jul 1995 → Jan 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302616-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Apr 22, 1986 | May 27, 1986 | — | 4,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Welder R. H. O-4-2148 | Plymouth (Main Greta Sand) | Smith Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-409-30449 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-30449 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 1985
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000049037 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jul 14, 2005 | 0 | 0 | 4,657–4,660 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 4 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0
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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