TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · LA RUCIA RANCH LEASE · API 42-047-32161 · DISTRICT 04
La Rucia Ranch #22
Brooks County · Rucias N. (FB E) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
La Rucia Ranch #22 (API 42-047-32161) is a well in Brooks County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 29, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 23, 2004, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Newfield Exploration Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Top Of Vx, V-14, V-15, V-16.
Its lease has reported 48K barrels of oil and 3.12M mcf of gas since November 2004, last reporting volume in 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Newfield Exploration CompanySep 23, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 2004
- completed
- 48K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- 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-4-206121 | Rucias, N. (FB E) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 48K | 3.12M | Nov 2004 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,587 · prior 12 11,201(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Newfield Exploration CompanyJan 2005 → Sep 2016
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551437-99 | Drill | Newfield Exploration Company | Sep 23, 2004 | Sep 23, 2004 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2004 | La Rucia Ranch G-4-206121 | Rucias N. (FB E) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned | 10,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 193 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top of VX | 7,796 | -7,603 |
| V-14 | 8,352 | -8,159 |
| V-15 | 8,770 | -8,577 |
| V-16 | 9,150 | -8,957 |
| V-102 | 9,682 | -9,489 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,154 | 9,244 | Perforated |
| 9,594 | 9,716 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,080 | 14.75 | 1,450 S |
| 7.625 | 9,033 | 9.875 | 900 S |
| 4.5 | 10,000 | 6.75 | 600 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 | May 26, 2006 | Oct 31, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Apr 21, 2005 | Dec 16, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received May 22, 2008. 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 PorositySIMULTANEOUS TRIPLE INDUCTION SPECTRAL DENSITY NEUTRON LOGSpans V-15, V-16, V-102 | TIFF | 9,016 to 10,010 | May 22, 2008run Nov 10, 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 42-047-32161 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32161 → 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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