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Welder Under Way at Western Bee County Exploratory Test

San Antonio‐based Welder Exploration & Production Inc is active at an exploratory test in the western portion of Bee County (RRC Dist. 2), about three miles southwest of Beeville. Spudded on December 11 by Arrow Drilling Co's Rig #5, the 1 Mabray (API 42‐025‐33689) is expected to reach a total depth of 5700 ft on a 176‐acre lease in section 2, BS&F survey, A‐466. Download Document

Winners of Texas Top Producer Award Announced

The Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), publishers of Texas Monthly and the Best Companies Group are proud to announce the results of the recent Texas’ Top Producers survey. Earlier this year, professionals in the Texas oil and gas industry were invited to vote on those they deem worthy of the title of: Best CEO, Best Geoscientist, Best Engineer and Best Landman. TIPRO (Later Published in the August 2012 Issue of Texas Monthly) Download Document

Member Profile Raymond J Welder, III

Throughout life, there are many accidents of fate that guide our paths. In the course of Raymond J. Welder's life, becoming a part of TIPRO was one of the great fortunate events. A native of Beeville, Texas, Welder was sure that when college came, he would attend one of the storied state institutions Fall/Winter 2012-2013 TIPRO's Upstream Texas Magazine Download Document

Oil Well at Expo More a Cash Kitty Than a Cash Cow

Money from the oil well adjacent to the Expo Center property likely won't be the cash cow that will solve all the budgetary woes. But as county officials joked earlier this week, it will be more of a cash kitty. The Beeville Picayune Jason Collins Download Document

Drop In Natural-Gas Prices Deflates South Texas

Some Beeville natives, however, refuse to believe the decline here is permanent. Over the years, “people have called for the death of the oil and gas business in South Texas,” said Raymond Welder, president of San Antonio-based Welder Exploration & Production Inc. “But it keeps coming back.” The Wall Street Journal Blog Taylor Umlauf Download Document

Exploratory Test Staked in Bee County By Welder Exploration & Production

In the western portion of Bee County (RRC Dist. 2), another exploratory test has been scheduled by San Antonio‐based Welder Exploration & Production Inc about three miles southwest of Beeville. With an apparent objective in the Yegua, the 1 Mabray (API 42‐025‐33689) is slated to reach a total depth of 5700 ft on a 176‐acre lease in section 2, BS&F survey, A‐466. Download Document

Welder Exploration & Production Schedules Bee County Wildcat

A Central Texas Coast wildcat has been staked by San Antonio‐based Welder Exploration & Production Inc in the western portion of Bee County (RRC Dist. 2), about five miles southwest of Beeville. The 1 Riggle (API 42‐025‐33688) is slated to reach a total depth of 6000 ft. The new venture is located on a 245‐acre lease in section 2, AB&M survey, A‐461. Download Document

Apparent Yegua Test Staked By Welder in Bee County

In the western portion of Bee County (RRC Dist. 2), an exploratory test has been scheduled by San Antonio‐based Welder Exploration & Production Inc about two miles southwest of Beeville. With an apparent objective in the Yegua, the 1 Goodman (API 42‐025‐33681) is expected to reach a total depth of 5600 ft. It is located on a 221‐acre lease in section 1 BS&F survey, A‐123. Download Document

Drop In Natural-Gas Prices Deflates South Texas Wall Street Journal

As consumers elsewhere enjoy lower heating bills, local joblessness rises as plans to expand drilling are shelved. The Wall Street Journal Jason Womack Download Document

Apparent Wilcox Wildcat Scheduled by Welder in McMullen County

Seventeen miles southwest of Tilden, Texas, a wildcat has been permitted by San Antonio-based Welder Exploration & Production Inc in the western portion of McMullen County (RRC Dist. 1). Plans call for the 1 Briscoe (API 42-311-34125) to be drilled to a total depth of 6000 ft. Located less than a mile east of the La Salle County line, it is apparently targeting the Wilcox on a 483-acre lease in section 43, BS&F survey, A-581. Energy News on Demand Download Document

Crude Awakening: Smaller Firms Left Out of Rush to Drill amid Higher Prices

After more than a year of depressed levels, natural gas and crude oil prices are climbing, and some operators are apparently reading that as a call back to the fields. The Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state's oil and gas industry, issued 1,004 drilling permits in April, up from 812 in March and 844 in February. San Antonio Express News Greg Jefferson Download Document