TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · LA RUCIA RANCH LEASE · API 42-047-32121 · DISTRICT 04
La Rucia Ranch #17
Brooks County · Rucias N. (FB B V-17) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
La Rucia Ranch #17 (API 42-047-32121) is a well in Brooks County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 29, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 20, 2004, permitted to 10,250 ft.
It was permitted by Newfield Exploration Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Top Of Vx, V-14, V-15, V-16.
Its lease has reported 51.1K barrels of oil and 2.25M mcf of gas since March 2004, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newfield Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Feb 2018 |
| Latest permit | Newfield Exploration CompanyJan 20, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 20, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 2004
- completed
- 51.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2004 THROUGH Feb 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 2004
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2018
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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-4-201480 | Rucias, N. (FB B V-17) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 51.1K | 2.25M | Mar 2004 – Feb 2018 |
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.
- 1Newfield Exploration CompanyMar 2004 → Sep 2016
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Feb 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540950-99 | Drill | Newfield Exploration Company | Jan 20, 2004 | Jan 20, 2004 | Feb 20, 2004 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2004 | La Rucia Ranch G-4-201480 | Rucias N. (FB B V-17) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2018 | 10,250 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 172 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top of VX | 7,853 | -7,681 |
| V-14 | 8,584 | -8,412 |
| V-15 | 8,942 | -8,770 |
| V-16 | 9,170 | -8,998 |
| V-102 | 9,312 | -9,140 |
| V-17 | 9,720 | -9,548 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,771 | 9,855 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,100 | 14.75 | 1,300 S |
| 7.625 | 9,065 | 9.875 | 1,995 S |
| 3.5 | 10,250 | 6.75 | 455 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 30, 2004 | May 6, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Aug 7, 2007. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityHIGH RESOLUTION SECTRAL DENSITY DUAL SPACED NEUTRONSpans V-15, V-16, V-102, V-17 | TIFF | 9,068 to 10,267 | Aug 7, 2007run Mar 13, 2004 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-047-32121 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32121 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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