WELL · 42-409-32439 · DISTRICT 4
Welder A #2
San Patricio County · Sinton North (4950) field · Vertical
Welder A #2 (API 42-409-32439) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged February 18, 1999, last operated by Sandalwood Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 1996, permitted to 7,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Frio.
Operator of record
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 | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc.through Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 5, 1996 |
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 663K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Feb 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 18, 1999
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 "A" G-4-159853 | Sinton, North (3300 a Punch) | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 316K | Jul 1996 – Feb 1999 |
| Welder "A" G-4-149763 | Sinton, North (4950) | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 347K | Apr 1994 – Jul 1996 |
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.
- 1Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc.Apr 1994 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451522-99 | Recompletion | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Aug 15, 1996 | Sep 5, 1996 | Jul 23, 1996 | 4,900 |
| 421393-99 | Drill | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 23, 1994 | Feb 23, 1994 | Feb 28, 1994 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-149763 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-159853 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 61 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,300 | -1,239 |
| Catahoula | 3,700 | -3,639 |
| Frio | 4,700 | -4,639 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,300 | 3,310 | Perforated |
| 4,945 | 4,951 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,054 | 12.25 | 342 S |
| 4.5 | 5,133 | 7.875 | 680 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 | Oct 28, 1996 | Aug 15, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1994 | May 25, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1994 | — | Yes |
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 42-409-32439 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32439 → 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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