WELL · 42-025-31472 · DISTRICT 2
Vela Estate #1
Bee County · Tuleta South (2050) field · Vertical
Vela Estate #1 (API 42-025-31472) is a plugged well in Bee County, plugged December 15, 1984, last operated by Texas City Refg. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1984, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Slick, Luling, 1st Massive, 2nd Massive.
Operator of record
Texas City, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 5, 1994 · 127 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas City Refg. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Texas City Refg. Inc.Mar 14, 1984 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 19, 1984
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 19, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 15, 1984
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232474-99 | Recompletion | Texas City Refg. Inc. | Mar 14, 1984 | Mar 14, 1984 | — | 8,834 |
| 103719-99 | Drill | Aikman Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | — | 9,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 263 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Slick | 7,920 | -7,657 |
| Luling | 7,985 | -7,722 |
| 1ST Massive | 8,120 | -7,857 |
| 2ND Massive | 8,260 | -7,997 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,050 | 2,054 | Perforated |
| 7,924 | 7,934 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,493 | 12.25 | 495 S |
| 2.375 | 7,689 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,794 | 8.75 | 815 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 | Oct 16, 1984 | Apr 19, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1984 | Sep 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1984 | Apr 19, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 2, 1981 | — |
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 42-025-31472 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-31472 → 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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