WELL · 42-409-32389 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Wildlife Refuge Unit #1
San Patricio County · Rooke (7100 A) field · Vertical
Welder Wildlife Refuge Unit #1 (API 42-409-32389) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged May 4, 1998, last operated by Mestena Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 15, 1992, permitted to 7,600 ft.
It was permitted by Little, Lou Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Mestena Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anahuac, Frio.
Its lease has reported 25.5K barrels of oil and 270K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 1998.
Operator of record
Permitted by Little, Lou Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Chrsti, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 28, 2000
- Permits on file
- 77
- Phone
- (361) 884-2191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 7,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- completed
- 25.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 270K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 28, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 4, 1998
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder Wildlife Refuge Unit O-4-12050 | Rooke (7100 A) | Mestena, Inc. | 1 | 25.5K | 270K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1998 |
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.
- 1Little, Lou Operating Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Mestena, Inc.Sep 1993 → Apr 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395417-98 | Drill | Little, Lou Operating Co., Inc. | May 11, 1992 | Jan 15, 1992 | Mar 21, 1992 | 7,600 |
| 395417-99 | Drill | Little, Lou Operating Co., Inc. | Dec 27, 1991 | Jan 15, 1992 | — | 7,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12050 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 42 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,154 | 7,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,147 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 7,490 | 7.875 | 930 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 5, 1992 | May 8, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-409-32389 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32389 → 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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