WELL · 42-409-32885 · DISTRICT 4
Welder Shouse #1
San Patricio County · Portilla (4050) field · Vertical
Welder Shouse #1 (API 42-409-32885) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged December 29, 2012, last operated by Sandalwood Exploration L.P..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2007 and 2009, permitted to 4,200 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Portilla (3600), Portilla (4000).
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 118
- Phone
- (713) 759-6095
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandalwood Exploration L.P. |
| Production reports | Sandalwood Exploration, L.P.through Dec 2012 |
| Latest permit | Sandalwood Exploration, L.P.Nov 19, 2009 |
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 2009
- last permit issued
- Mar 16, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 596K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2008 THROUGH Dec 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 16, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 29, 2012
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 Shouse G-4-254749 | Portilla (4000) | Sandalwood Exploration, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 358K | Dec 2009 – Dec 2012 |
| Welder Shouse G-4-234621 | Portilla (4050) | Sandalwood Exploration, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 238K | Jan 2008 – Jun 2012 |
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 Exploration, L.P.Feb 2008 → Dec 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 687283-99 | Recompletion | Sandalwood Exploration, L.P. | Nov 11, 2009 | Nov 19, 2009 | Dec 22, 2009 | 4,200 |
| 650285-98 | Drill | Sandalwood Exploration, L.P. | Apr 15, 2008 | Dec 6, 2007 | Dec 17, 2007 | 4,200 |
| 650285-99 | Drill | Sandalwood Exploration, L.P. | Nov 28, 2007 | Dec 6, 2007 | — | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-234621 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-254749 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 47 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Portilla (3600) | 3,590 | -3,543 |
| Portilla (4000) | 3,946 | -3,899 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,946 | 3,950 | Perforated |
| 4,048 | 4,052 | Perforated |
| 4,080 | 4,084 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,070 | 12.25 | 451 S |
| 4.5 | 4,210 | 8.5 | 265 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 | Apr 28, 2010 | Feb 24, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | May 20, 2008 | May 5, 2008 | — |
| 00 | May 13, 2008 | Feb 4, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-409-32885 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32885 → 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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