WELL · 42-409-32440 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Minnie S. #78H
San Patricio County · Portilla (9000 Sand) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Welder Minnie S. #78H (API 42-409-32440) is a horizontal well in San Patricio County operated by Abraxas Production Corporation, completed July 10, 1995.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1994 and 1996, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Abraxas Production Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including 7400 Sand, 7400 Sd, 9000 Sand, 9000 Sd.
Its 4 leases have reported 3.35M barrels of oil and 7.45M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 155 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abraxas Production Corporation
Permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 2, 1995 · 94 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Abraxas Production Corporation |
| Production reports | Allegiant Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Abraxas Petroleum Corp.Feb 26, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 1995
- completed
- 3.35M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 1995
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 155 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, Minnie S. O-4-12594 | Portilla (Frio) | Allegiant Resources, LLC | 110 | 2.66M | 5.72M | Sep 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder, Minnie S. O-4-2178 | Portilla (7400 Sand) | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 43 | 686K | 1.65M | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
| Welder, Minnie S. G-4-154933 | Portilla (9000 Sand) | Abraxas Production Corporation | 1 | 0 | 20.5K | Jul 1995 – Nov 1995 |
| Welder, Minnie S. G-4-150713 | Portilla (Vicksburg 5) | Abraxas Production Corporation | 1 | 0 | 56K | Jul 1994 – Jul 1995 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,265 · prior 12 23,209(-51%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 44,651 · prior 12 31,729(+41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Abraxas Production CorporationApr 1993 → Jan 1996
- 3Abraxas Petroleum CorporationFeb 1996 → Aug 2016
- 4Frostwood Energy, LLCSep 2016 → Jan 2021
- 5Allegiant Resources, LLCFeb 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444630-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Abraxas Petroleum Corp. | Feb 8, 1996 | Feb 26, 1996 | Feb 23, 1996 | 8,905 |
| 436662-99 | Recompletion | Abraxas Production Corporation | Jun 8, 1995 | Jul 5, 1995 | Jul 5, 1995 | 8,905 |
| 424151-99 | Drill | Abraxas Production Corporation | May 23, 1994 | May 31, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-150713 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-154933 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-2178 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-2178 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-2178 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12594 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12594 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 42 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 7400 Sand | 7,344 | -7,302 |
| 7400 SD | 7,344 | -7,302 |
| 9000 Sand | 8,620 | -8,578 |
| 9000 SD | 8,620 | -8,578 |
| Portilla 9000 Sand | 8,620 | -8,578 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,344 | 7,354 | Perforated |
| 7,875 | 7,975 | Perforated |
| 8,620 | 8,634 | Perforated |
| 8,670 | 8,680 | Perforated |
| 8,694 | 8,704 | Perforated |
| 8,728 | 8,757 | Perforated |
| 8,812 | 8,817 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,090 | 12.25 | 495 S |
| 9.625 | 1,091 | 12.25 | — |
| 7 | 8,591 | 8.75 | 483 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 | Dec 6, 1996 | Jun 7, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1996 | Dec 20, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1996 | Dec 20, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1996 | Dec 20, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1996 | Dec 20, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1995 | Jul 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1995 | Jul 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1995 | Jul 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1994 | Aug 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-409-32440 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32440 → 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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