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42-239-32961

Final Completion Horizontal

WEST RANCH -A-

JACKSON County · District 2 · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY · WEST RANCH (GRETA)

Permits

2

Max Depth

6,400 ft

First Permit

1997-09-08

Latest Activity

2018-02-28

Lifespan

20 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1998-02-26

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

MERIDIAN OIL PRODUCTION INC. 1993-1996→ MERIDIAN OIL INC. 1996-1996→ BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO. 1996-1997→ VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC. 1997-2006→ VINTAGE PETROLEUM, LLC 2006-2007→ HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 2007-2026

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Oil
production & DCA →

Formation Tops (4) Elevation 23 ft

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
CATAHOULA 4,261 ft-4,238 ft
FRIO 5,000 ft-4,977 ft
GRETA 5,071 ft-5,048 ft
GRETTA5,102 ft-5,079 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Offset Well Tops (nearest 8 wells with tops)

What nearby completed wells reported.

Cross-section
✓ 42-239-33683 WEST RANCH -A- · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
0.1 mi
Catahoula 4,261'Catahoula 4,261'Catahoula 4,320'Frio 5,000'Frio 5,000'Frio 5,025'GRETTA - DISPOSAL 5,102'Greta 5,102'GRETTA - DISPOSAL 5,115'Frio 5,200'
✓ 42-239-33938 WEST RANCH -A- · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
0.1 mi
Catahoula 4,261'Frio 5,000'GRETTA - DISPOSAL 5,102'
✓ 42-239-33939 WEST RANCH -A- PSA 1 · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
0.1 mi
Catahoula 4,261'Frio 5,000'GRETTA - DISPOSAL 5,102'
✓ 42-239-02740 WEST RANCH -A- · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
0.2 mi
Catahoula 4,261'Catahoula 4,261'Frio 5,000'GRETTA - DISPOSAL 5,000'Frio 5,100'GRETTA 5,102'
✓ 42-239-02741 WEST RANCH -A- · VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.
0.2 mi
Catahoula 4,261'Catahoula 4,261'Catahoula 4,320'Frio 4,517'Frio 5,000'Greta 5,005'Frio 5,025'GRETTA - DISPOSAL 5,102'GRETTA 5,115'
✓ 42-239-32960 WEST RANCH A · VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.
0.2 mi
Catahoula 4,261'DISCORBIS 4,542'MARGINULINA 4,984'Frio 5,000'Greta 5,075'GRETTA 5,102'
✓ 42-239-33148 WEST RANCH A · VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.
0.2 mi
Catahoula 4,261'DISCORBIS 4,522'DISCORBIS 4,532'MARGINULINA B 4,987'Greta 5,000'Greta 5,080'Frio 5,102'
✓ 42-239-33685 WEST RANCH -A- · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
0.2 mi
Catahoula 4,261'Catahoula 4,320'Frio 5,000'Frio 5,025'GRETTA - DISPOSAL 5,102'GRETTA - DISPOSAL 5,115'

Nearest wells within 10 mi (surface locations). Click wells to select them, then open the cross-section to compare tops side by side (max 6 wells per section, including this one).

Casing (3)

SizeSet DepthCement
9.625"1,540 ft565 sx
9.625"1,540 ft565 sx
7"5,416 ft285 sx

Permit History (2)

#834645 Recompletion Final Completion

WEST RANCH -A- · 6,400 ft

2018-02-28

Spud 2017-08-01

#467116 Drill Final Completion

WEST RANCH A · 5,088 ft

1997-09-08

Spud 1998-02-05

Applications (2)

#834645 A HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
received 2017-12-29
#467116 A VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.
received 1997-09-03

Records & Logs

4 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2017-10-24
W-2/G-1 1998-03-19 log on file
W-2/G-1 1998-03-19 log on file
W-2/G-1 1998-05-14
Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

Google Maps → Explorer Map →
Lat 28.785581
Lon -96.609659

Well Details

Well Number
538H
Max Depth
6,400 ft
Drill Type
Horizontal
County
JACKSON
District
2
Operator
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
Completed
1998-02-26

Operator

Location
HOUSTON
P-5 Status
X (filed 2026-03-27)
Cum Oil (all leases)
75,699,281 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases)
1,779,939,645 mcf
Activities
CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/C, GTHS/G, GTHS/O, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits
3,435