WELL · 42-047-31349 · DISTRICT 4
LA Rucia Ranch #8
Brooks County · Rucias N. (FB E) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
La Rucia Ranch #8 (API 42-047-31349) is a well in Brooks County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 19, 1984 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 17, 1984, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mccormick Operating Partnership and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vicksburg, V-14, V-15, V-19.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by McCormick Operating Partnership; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,453 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | McCormick Operating PartnershipApr 17, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 17, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 19, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 19, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Rucia Ranch G-4-112045 | Rucias, N. (FB E) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.16M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nuevo Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1996
- 2Headington Oil CompanyNov 1996 → Jun 1998
- 3Headington Oil Company, L.P.Jul 1998 → Jan 2000
- 4Newfield Exploration CompanyFeb 2000 → Sep 2016
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235901-99 | Drill | McCormick Operating Partnership | Jul 30, 1984 | Apr 17, 1984 | Apr 29, 1984 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-112045 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 185 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 7,992 | -7,807 |
| V-14 | 8,435 | -8,250 |
| V-15 | 8,728 | -8,543 |
| V-19 | 9,764 | -9,579 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,857 | 10,127 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,534 | 17.5 | 1,550 sx |
| 9.625 | 8,624 | 12.25 | 1,350 sx |
| 5.5 | 9,046 | 9.625 | 180 sx |
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 | Sep 6, 1984 | Jul 31, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1984 | Jul 31, 1984 | — |
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 42-047-31349 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31349 → 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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