WELL · 42-409-32331 · DISTRICT 4
Welder E #1
San Patricio County · Sinton North (2400) field · Vertical
Welder E #1 (API 42-409-32331) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged June 14, 1996, last operated by Sandalwood Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1993, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Scana Petroleum Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Sandalwood Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Scana Petroleum Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 92 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandalwood Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Scana Petroleum Resources, Inc.through Apr 1995 |
| Latest permit | Scana Petroleum Resources, Inc.Jan 22, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 8, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 104K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 8, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 14, 1996
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder "E" G-4-144035 | Sinton, North (2400) | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 103K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1996 |
| Welder "E" G-4-134328 | Sinton, North (Ztur) | Scana Petroleum Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 981 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1993 |
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.
- 1Scana Petroleum Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408233-99 | Recompletion | Scana Petroleum Resources, Inc. | Jan 19, 1993 | Jan 22, 1993 | Jan 6, 1993 | 4,000 |
| 370102-99 | Drill | Tri-C Resources, Inc. | Feb 21, 1990 | Dec 28, 1990 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-134328 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-144035 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 65 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,700 | -1,635 |
| Catahoula | 3,650 | -3,585 |
| Frio | 4,700 | -4,635 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,646 | 3,652 | Perforated |
| 3,688 | 3,692 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,194 | 12.25 | 455 S |
| 4.5 | 5,779 | 7.875 | 1,115 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 | Mar 25, 1993 | Feb 18, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 1990 | May 1, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 17, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-409-32331 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32331 → 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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