WELL · 42-409-32553 · DISTRICT 4
Welder J #1
San Patricio County · Sinton North field · Vertical
Welder J #1 (API 42-409-32553) is a well in San Patricio County operated by Sandalwood Oil & Gas Inc., completed February 10, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 117K barrels of oil and 174K mcf of gas since February 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Dallas Petroleum Group, LLCthrough Nov 2024 |
| Latest permit | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 13, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 10, 1998
- completed
- 117K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 174K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 10, 1998
- 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 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 J O-4-12802 | Sinton, North (5600) | Dallas Petroleum Group, LLC | 1 | 117K | 103K | Sep 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder "J" G-4-167300 | Sinton, North | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 71.6K | Feb 1998 – Sep 1998 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 1998 → Dec 1998
- 2Consolidated Petro Ptnrs I, LLCJan 1999 → Nov 2001
- 3Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.Dec 2001 → Jun 2002
- 4Hazelett Oil Company, Inc.Jul 2002 → Sep 2005
- 5Hazelett Oil, Inc.Oct 2005 → Feb 2008
- 6Sydri Operating, LLCMar 2008 → Apr 2015
- 7Dallas Petroleum Group, LLCMay 2015 → Nov 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479978-99 | Recompletion | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Oct 7, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | Sep 11, 1998 | 7,500 |
| 471731-98 | Drill | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 27, 1998 | Dec 30, 1997 | Jan 25, 1998 | 7,500 |
| 471731-99 | Drill | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Dec 30, 1997 | Dec 30, 1997 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-167300 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12802 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 56 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,357 | 5,360 | Perforated |
| 5,559 | 5,565 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,525 | 12.25 | 505 S |
| 4.5 | 6,880 | 7.875 | 710 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 16, 1998 | Oct 15, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 23, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1998 | Mar 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-409-32553 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32553 → 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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