WELL · 42-409-32506 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Heirs #3
San Patricio County · Oneil (3270) field · Vertical
Welder Heirs #3 (API 42-409-32506) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged September 2, 1999, last operated by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 21, 1996, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Suemaur Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Suemaur Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 7, 2001 · 1,543 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Apr 1999 |
| Latest permit | Suemaur Exploration, Inc.Aug 21, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 160K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Sep 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 2, 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 Heirs G-4-160748 | Oneil (3270) | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 23K | Nov 1996 – Sep 1999 |
| Welder G-4-161465 | DST (Miocene 2150) | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 137K | Nov 1996 – Sep 1999 |
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.
- 1Suemaur Exploration, Inc.Nov 1996 → Mar 1997
- 2OXY USA Inc.Apr 1997 → Apr 1998
- 3Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1998 → Apr 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451755-98 | Drill | Suemaur Exploration, Inc. | Nov 22, 1996 | Aug 21, 1996 | Sep 17, 1996 | 4,500 |
| 451755-99 | Drill | Suemaur Exploration, Inc. | Aug 21, 1996 | Aug 21, 1996 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-160748 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-161465 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,183 | 2,185 | Perforated |
| 2,187 | 2,191 | Perforated |
| 3,200 | 3,204 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 401 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 3,674 | 7.875 | 525 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 | Mar 3, 1997 | Dec 3, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1997 | Dec 3, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 9, 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 42-409-32506 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32506 → 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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