WELL · 42-427-34650 · DISTRICT 4
Salinas #1
Starr County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Salinas #1 (API 42-427-34650) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged July 27, 2014, last operated by Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 26, 2013, permitted to 5,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Loma Novia Sand, Mirado Sand, O'Hern Sand.
Operator of record
Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 9, 2023
- Permits on file
- 346
- Phone
- (210) 354-1515
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Mar 26, 2013 |
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 2013
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2013 THROUGH Jul 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 27, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas G-4-272998 | Wildcat | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2013 – Jul 2013 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 758884-99 | Drill | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | Mar 18, 2013 | Mar 26, 2013 | Jul 20, 2013 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-272998 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 366 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Loma Novia Sand | 1,590 | -1,224 |
| Mirado Sand | 1,730 | -1,364 |
| O'Hern Sand | 2,220 | -1,854 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 550 | 12.25 | 215 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 | Aug 13, 2014 | Mar 19, 2014 | 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 42-427-34650 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34650 → 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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