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WELL · 42-239-02403 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #48

Plugged

Jackson County · West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #48 (API 42-239-02403) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged September 12, 2016, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.

The RRC has issued 7 drilling permits between 1986 and 1993, permitted to 6,580 ft.

It was permitted by Meridian Oil Production Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Its 5 leases have reported 2.41M barrels of oil and 3.42M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 182 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Permitted by Meridian Oil Production Inc.; 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
3,454
Phone
(713) 209-2400

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Nov 2020
Latest permitMeridian Oil Production Inc.Sep 15, 1993

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

6,580
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
Sep 15, 1993
last permit issued
Oct 11, 1993
completed
2.41M
cumulative oil, bbl
3.42M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Oct 11, 1993
Shut in
—
Plugged
Sep 12, 2016

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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 182 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-2207West Ranch (Vanderbilt Sand)Hilcorp Energy Company17231K486KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-4052West Ranch (Mitchell)Hilcorp Energy Company1226.9K45.6KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-10962West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy Company8251K36.9KFeb 2015 – Mar 2017
West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy Company662M2.71MJan 1993 – Oct 2015
West Ranch "A" O-2-7607West Ranch (Venado Zone)Hilcorp Energy Company599K140KJan 1993 – May 2009

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.

  1. 1Meridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
  2. 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
  3. 3Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Mar 1997
  4. 4Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Apr 1997 → Apr 2006
  5. 5Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → Jul 2007
  6. 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyAug 2007 → Nov 2020

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
415758-99RecompletionMeridian Oil Production Inc.Sep 7, 1993Sep 15, 1993Oct 10, 19936,580
386734-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 12, 1991Apr 12, 1991Apr 10, 19916,580
386616-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 10, 1991Apr 10, 1991Mar 1, 19916,580
381758-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 29, 1990Nov 29, 1990Jan 3, 19916,580
356808-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Mar 8, 1989Apr 4, 1989—6,300
342789-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Feb 17, 1988Feb 18, 1988—6,580
299001-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Feb 4, 1986Mar 6, 1986—6,300

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-2-1696————
—— O-2-2207————
—— O-2-4052————
—— O-2-7607————
—— O-2-10962————

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,0965,118Perforated
5,5765,499Perforated
5,6345,642Perforated
5,7035,712Perforated
5,7195,727Perforated
5,7945,797Perforated
6,1136,120Perforated
6,2496,251Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,323——
2.8755,081——
2.3755,089——
75,130——
55,630——

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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 26, 2015Jan 19, 1994Yes
00Aug 22, 1995Jan 19, 1994Yes
00Jul 26, 1991Jun 24, 1991Yes
00Jul 8, 1991Apr 12, 1991Yes
00May 15, 1991Apr 12, 1991Yes
00Apr 30, 1991Mar 13, 1991Yes
00Apr 25, 1991Mar 13, 1991Yes
00Mar 18, 1991Jun 19, 1989Yes
00Sep 14, 1989Jun 19, 1989Yes
00Aug 16, 1989——
00Aug 2, 1988Mar 25, 1988Yes
00May 13, 1988——
00Oct 20, 1986Oct 6, 1986Yes
00Oct 13, 1986——
00Jan 12, 1984Nov 29, 1982—

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.

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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