WELL · 42-409-30544 · DISTRICT 4
Welder R. H. #62
San Patricio County · Plymouth (Greta Stringer) field · Vertical
Welder R. H. #62 (API 42-409-30544) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged September 9, 2003, last operated by Smith Production Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1986, permitted to 4,750 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Oakville, Mass Cata., Anahuac.
Its lease has reported 155K barrels of oil and 323K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2007. The lease carries 16 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 | Smith Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Smith Production Inc.through Dec 2005 |
| Latest permit | Texaco Inc.Jun 18, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,750
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 1986
- completed
- 155K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 323K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 9, 2003
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 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, R. H. O-4-2146 | Plymouth (Greta Stringer) | Smith Production Inc. | 16 | 155K | 323K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2007 |
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.Jan 1993 → Dec 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303397-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | May 19, 1986 | Jun 18, 1986 | — | 4,750 |
| 222151-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Aug 15, 1983 | Nov 9, 1983 | — | 4,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1986 | Welder R. H. O-4-2146 | Plymouth (Greta Stringer) | Smith Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 2, 1984 | Welder R. H. O-4-8746 | Plymouth (4400) | Smith Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | Welder R. H. O-4-2148 | Plymouth (Main Greta Sand) | Smith Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 48 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,388 | 4,393 | Perforated |
| 4,606 | 4,609 | Perforated |
| 4,616 | 4,618 | Perforated |
| 4,625 | 4,628 | Perforated |
| 4,630 | 4,632 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 935 | 15 | 610 S |
| 7 | 4,750 | 9.875 | 450 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 | Sep 26, 1986 | Sep 11, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1984 | Jan 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1984 | Jan 24, 1984 | — |
| 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 42-409-30544 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-30544 → 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
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000049038 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Sep 12, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 4,646–4,653 |
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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