WELL · 42-409-32734 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Ranch #23
San Patricio County · O Neil (6020) field · Vertical
Welder Ranch #23 (API 42-409-32734) is a permitted well in San Patricio County filed by Smith Production Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 21, 2003, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Its 3 leases have reported 11.1K barrels of oil and 839K mcf of gas since October 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 433
- Phone
- (281) 296-5600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Jul 21, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 11.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 839K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 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 Ranch G-4-199173 | Angelita New (Frio) | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC | 1 | 0 | 626K | Oct 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder Ranch O-4-13209 | O'Neil (6020) | Proline Energy Resources Inc | 1 | 11.1K | 213K | Oct 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder Ranch G-4-198280 | O'Neil (6020) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2003 – Nov 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,611 · prior 12 5,767(+67%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Smith Production Inc.Oct 2003 → Dec 2006
- 2Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Jan 2007 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationJan 2011 → Jun 2014
- 4Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCJul 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534409-99 | Drill | Smith Production Inc. | Jul 21, 2003 | Jul 21, 2003 | Aug 23, 2003 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-198280 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-199173 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13209 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,145 | 6,159 | Perforated |
| 6,592 | 6,602 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,533 | 12.25 | 567 S |
| 9.625 | 1,535 | 12.25 | 567 S |
| 2.875 | 7,257 | 8.75 | 850 S |
| 2.875 | 7,269 | 8.75 | 850 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 14, 2007 | Dec 15, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 21, 2004 | Feb 17, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 2004 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 2004 | — | Yes |
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 42-409-32734 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32734 → 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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