WELL · 42-481-34843 · DISTRICT 3
Putnam J. B. #2A
Wharton County · Louise N. (4130) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Putnam J. B. #2A (API 42-481-34843) is a well in Wharton County operated by Welderxp Ltd., completed May 10, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 12, 2006, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cimarron Engineering Corp. and has since transferred to Welderxp Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cimarron Engineering Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 14 permits on file · (210) 601-1249
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Welderxp Ltd. |
| Production reports | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.through Oct 2013 |
| Latest permit | Cimarron Engineering Corp.Apr 12, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2006
- last permit issued
- May 10, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 305K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam, J. B. G-3-219130 | Louise, N. (4130) | Welderxp Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 305K | May 2006 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Cimarron Engineering Corp.May 2006 → May 2011
- 2Choice Exploration, Inc.Jun 2011 → Sep 2012
- 3Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Nov 2012 → Oct 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617397-98 | Drill | Cimarron Engineering Corp. | Aug 23, 2006 | Apr 12, 2006 | Apr 17, 2006 | 5,000 |
| 617397-99 | Drill | Cimarron Engineering Corp. | Apr 11, 2006 | Apr 12, 2006 | Apr 17, 2006 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-219130 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 113 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 3,850 | -3,737 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,132 | 4,139 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,050 | 12.25 | 490 S |
| 4.5 | 4,316 | 7.875 | 580 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 | Feb 10, 2007 | Aug 23, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 19, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-481-34843 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34843 → 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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