WELL · 42-409-32035 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Ranch #15
San Patricio County · Oneil (5500) field · Vertical
Welder Ranch #15 (API 42-409-32035) is a well in San Patricio County operated by Edge Petroleum Oper. CO. Inc., completed November 28, 1985.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1993, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Edge Petroleum Oper. CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 15, 2010
- Permits on file
- 433
- Phone
- (713) 954-5588
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Dec 20, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.92M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder Ranch G-4-147511 | Oneil (5300) | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.92M | Jun 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder Ranch O-4-6824 | Oneil (5500) | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | 3 | 0 | 1 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2009 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,287 · prior 12 8,946(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Smith Production Inc.Jun 1993 → Dec 2006
- 2Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Jan 2007 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Jun 2014
- 4Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCJul 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418413-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Nov 18, 1993 | Dec 20, 1993 | Jun 4, 1993 | 5,470 |
| 270378-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Dec 27, 1985 | Mar 20, 1985 | May 4, 1985 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-147511 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-6824 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 9 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 5,290 | -5,281 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,354 | 5,362 | Perforated |
| 5,486 | 5,496 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,230 | 12.25 | 464 S |
| 5.5 | 6,192 | 8.625 | 725 S |
| 5.5 | 6,192 | — | 725 S |
| 9.625 | — | — | 475 S |
| 5.5 | — | — | 725 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 20, 1994 | May 26, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1994 | Dec 6, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 31, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1986 | Dec 18, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-409-32035 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32035 → 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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