TEXAS · WELLS · DUVAL COUNTY · VELA LEASE · API 42-131-38695 · DISTRICT 04
Vela #10ST
Duval County · Jaboncillos (Yegua 4-Seg.b) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional · Sidetrack
Vela #10ST (API 42-131-38695) is a well in Duval County operated by Welderxp Ltd., completed June 21, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 20, 2004, permitted to 7,535 ft.
It was permitted by Noble Energy Inc and has since transferred to Welderxp Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Bandera, Hockley, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 10.9K barrels of oil and 1.28M mcf of gas since June 2004, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Noble Energy Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 14
- Phone
- (210) 354-1515
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Welderxp Ltd. |
| Production reports | Welderxp Ltd.through Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Noble Energy IncApr 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.
- 7,535
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jun 21, 2004
- completed
- 10.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.28M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2004 THROUGH Dec 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 21, 2004
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela G-4-203596 | Jaboncillos (Yegua 4-Seg.b) | Welderxp Ltd. | 1 | 10.9K | 1.28M | Jun 2004 – Dec 2015 |
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.
- 1Noble Energy IncJun 2004 → Feb 2013
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyMar 2013 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544658-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Noble Energy Inc | Jun 7, 2004 | Apr 20, 2004 | — | 8,000 |
| 544658-99 | Drill | Noble Energy Inc | Apr 19, 2004 | Apr 20, 2004 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2004 | Vela G-4-203596 | Jaboncillos (Yegua 4-Seg.b) | Welderxp Ltd. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2016 | 7,535 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 280 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,090 | 7,096 | Perforated |
| 7,140 | 7,146 | Perforated |
| 7,206 | 7,222 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,140 | 12.25 | 474 S |
| 7 | 6,450 | 8.75 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 7,535 | — | 184 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 | Nov 3, 2004 | Jul 2, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 6, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-131-38695 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38695 → 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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