WELL · 42-409-32456 · DISTRICT 4
Welder A #3
San Patricio County · Sinton North (5600) field · Vertical
Welder A #3 (API 42-409-32456) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged December 15, 1997, last operated by Sandalwood Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1994 and 1995, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including 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 Apr 1997 |
| Latest permit | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 27, 1995 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 1995
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 439K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Dec 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 15, 1997
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder "A" G-4-155358 | Sinton, North (3300 a Punch) | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 380K | Jul 1995 – Dec 1997 |
| Welder "A" G-4-153486 | Sinton, North (3500) | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 38.2K | Feb 1995 – Jul 1995 |
| Welder "A" G-4-151702 | Sinton, North (5600) | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 20.8K | Oct 1994 – Feb 1995 |
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.Oct 1994 → Apr 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438186-99 | Recompletion | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jul 25, 1995 | Jul 27, 1995 | Jul 17, 1995 | 3,450 |
| 433235-99 | Recompletion | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Mar 7, 1995 | Mar 9, 1995 | Jan 10, 1995 | 6,000 |
| 428386-99 | Drill | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 26, 1994 | Sep 26, 1994 | Oct 5, 1994 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-151702 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-153486 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-155358 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 58 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,326 | 3,332 | Perforated |
| 3,527 | 3,535 | Perforated |
| 5,757 | 5,766 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,058 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 4.5 | 5,983 | 7.875 | 740 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 | Nov 8, 1995 | Aug 4, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1995 | Feb 24, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1994 | Nov 15, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 23, 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 42-409-32456 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32456 → 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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