WELL · 42-215-32825 · DISTRICT 4
Zamora-Vela #1
Hidalgo County · Puerto Rico (Vicksburg) field · Directional
Zamora-Vela #1 (API 42-215-32825) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged December 11, 2008, last operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 9, 2000, permitted to 10,300 ft.
It was permitted by Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 13,061 permits on file · (405) 935-7500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.through Jul 2001 |
| Latest permit | Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc.Nov 9, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 9, 2000
- last permit issued
- May 3, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 116K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2001 THROUGH Dec 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 11, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamora-Vela G-4-183599 | Puerto Rico (Vicksburg) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 116K | Jan 2001 – Dec 2008 |
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.
- 1Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Feb 2001 → Jul 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501781-98 | Drill | Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc. | Dec 7, 2000 | Nov 9, 2000 | Nov 18, 2000 | 10,300 |
| 501781-99 | Drill | Welder-Heyer Energy, Inc. | Nov 9, 2000 | Nov 9, 2000 | — | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-183599 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 211 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,470 | 8,484 | Perforated |
| 9,112 | 9,124 | Perforated |
| 9,892 | 9,922 | Perforated |
| 10,049 | 10,064 | Perforated |
| 10,089 | 10,104 | Perforated |
| 10,157 | 10,164 | Perforated |
| 10,169 | 10,184 | Perforated |
| 10,204 | 10,212 | Perforated |
| 10,236 | 10,240 | Perforated |
| 10,260 | 10,263 | Perforated |
| 10,267 | 10,272 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,003 | 17.5 | 14,205 S |
| 9.625 | 7,645 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 4.5 | 10,690 | 8.5 | 988 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 | Sep 27, 2001 | Jul 11, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 2001 | Aug 20, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Sep 13, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-215-32825 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32825 → 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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