WELL · 42-409-32497 · DISTRICT 4
Welder E.H. E #32
San Patricio County · Rooke (7500) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Welder E.H. E #32 (API 42-409-32497) is a well in San Patricio County operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc., completed April 18, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued March 22, 1996, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, Frio.
Its lease has reported 55 barrels of oil and 21.3K mcf of gas since April 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Jackson, MS · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 60 permits on file · (800) 224-4572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil Companythrough Jun 1996 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyMar 22, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1996
- completed
- 55
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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, E.H. "E" O-4-12603 | Rooke (7500) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 1 | 55 | 21.3K | Apr 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyMay 1996 → May 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446171-97 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Sep 12, 1996 | Mar 22, 1996 | — | 9,000 |
| 446171-98 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Aug 13, 1996 | Mar 22, 1996 | Mar 24, 1996 | 9,000 |
| 446171-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Mar 22, 1996 | Mar 22, 1996 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12603 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1 | 14 |
| Anahuac | 4,450 | -4,435 |
| Frio | 5,100 | -5,085 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,957 | 7,965 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,563 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,219 | 7.875 | 435 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 14, 1996 | Aug 12, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-409-32497 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32497 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2001
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000089971 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 10,000 | 1,000 | 4,000–6,470 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 12 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0
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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