WELL · 42-409-32080 · DISTRICT 4
Welder E. H. -C- #167
San Patricio County · Plymouth field · Vertical
Welder E. H. -C- #167 (API 42-409-32080) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged August 20, 2013, last operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 17, 1985, permitted to 7,300 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 763K barrels of oil and 1.16M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 52 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Jackson, MS · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 60 permits on file · (800) 224-4572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | McGowan Working Partners, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanySep 17, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1996
- completed
- 763K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 20, 2013
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 52 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, E. H., -C- O-4-2126 | Plymouth | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 51 | 763K | 1.16M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder, C. O-4-13545 | Plymouth | Marathon Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2009 – Jan 2014 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 34,004 · prior 12 32,661(+4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 43,949 · prior 12 34,916(+26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2003
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Feb 2003 → Feb 2004
- 3McGowan Working Partners, Inc.Aug 2012 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285071-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Sep 17, 1985 | Sep 17, 1985 | Oct 5, 1985 | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-2126 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13545 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 29 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1 | 28 |
| Anahuac | 4,450 | -4,421 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 4,450 | -4,421 |
| Frio | 5,100 | -5,071 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,775 | 4,988 | Perforated |
| 5,592 | 5,595 | Perforated |
| 5,910 | 5,912 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,302 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 5.5 | 7,210 | 8.5 | 1,335 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 | Jun 3, 2009 | Jan 12, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2000 | Jan 12, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Aug 19, 1996 | May 20, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 3, 1986 | Dec 6, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-409-32080 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32080 → 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
- 2.54M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2015
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000087116 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Sep 20, 2013 | 10,000 | 750 | 2,930–5,010 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 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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