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WELL · 42-239-02408 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #53

Plugged

Jackson County · West Ranch (98-A) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #53 (API 42-239-02408) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged January 10, 2017, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.

The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 2003, permitted to 7,500 ft.

It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Glasscock, Ward, 41-A, 98-A.

Its 4 leases have reported 6.98M barrels of oil and 10.9M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 358 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Permitted by Vintage Petroleum, 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 Apr 2026
Latest permitVintage Petroleum, Inc.Feb 3, 2003

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

7,500
total depth, ft
6
permits on file
Feb 3, 2003
last permit issued
Dec 8, 1989
completed
6.98M
cumulative oil, bbl
10.9M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 8, 1989
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jan 10, 2017

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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 358 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-1640West Ranch (Glasscock)Hilcorp Energy Company43712K311KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy Company2876M5.64MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1677West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company27267K5MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch "A" G-2-136909West Ranch (Mitchell)Meridian Oil Production Inc.100Jan 1993 – Sep 1994

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 132,605 · prior 12 122,352(+8%)

05K10K15K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 42,766 · prior 12 78,250(-45%)

010K20K30K202420252026

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 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
528006-99RecompletionVintage Petroleum, Inc.Feb 3, 2003Feb 3, 2003Nov 15, 20017,500
428093-99RecompletionMeridian Oil Production Inc.Sep 15, 1994Sep 15, 1994Sep 22, 19947,500
377452-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Aug 31, 1990Aug 31, 1990—7,500
372580-98RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jul 10, 1990Apr 25, 1990—7,500
372580-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 25, 1990Apr 25, 1990—7,500
341149-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 7, 1988Jan 7, 1988—7,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-136909————
—— O-2-1640————
—— O-2-1656————
—— O-2-1677————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 41 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Glasscock5,497-5,456
Ward5,665-5,624
41-A5,732-5,691
98-A6,090-6,049
Vanderbilt6,264-6,223

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,1085,210Perforated
5,5905,595Perforated
5,7085,712Perforated
6,1406,144Perforated
6,1406,146Perforated
—5,121Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,318——
75,1309.625528 S
75,130——

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
00Aug 5, 2003Aug 14, 2002—
00Jul 14, 2003Dec 19, 1994—
00Mar 17, 1995Dec 19, 1994—
00Dec 28, 1994——
00Mar 13, 1991Oct 12, 1990Yes
00Feb 15, 1991——
00Oct 3, 1990Aug 8, 1990Yes
00Sep 12, 1990——
00Feb 28, 1990Dec 22, 1989Yes
00May 19, 1988Mar 9, 1988Yes
00Apr 7, 1988——
00Jan 12, 1984——

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.

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
6.49M
bbl, all reported
Jun 2015
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000091527H-1 InjectionPlugged Jan 20, 201720,0002,0005,106–5,233

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

0120142015

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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