WELL · 42-239-02491 · DISTRICT 2
West Ranch -A- #136
Jackson County · West Ranch (Ward) field · Vertical
West Ranch -A- #136 (API 42-239-02491) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged October 3, 2017, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 2003, permitted to 5,765 ft.
It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 11.7K barrels of oil and 91K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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 schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2015 |
| Latest permit | Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Dec 9, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,765
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 2003
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 2003
- completed
- 11.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 91K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 3, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ranch -A- O-2-6274 | West Ranch (Dixon Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 9 | 11.7K | 11.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| West Ranch -A- G-2-206871 | West Ranch (Ward) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 79.6K | Dec 2003 – Oct 2017 |
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.
- 1Meridian Oil Production Inc.Oct 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 3Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Mar 1997
- 4Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Dec 2003 → Apr 2006
- 5Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → Jan 2007
- 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 2008 → Apr 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539476-99 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 9, 2003 | Dec 9, 2003 | Dec 10, 2003 | 5,765 |
| 304542-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Jun 26, 1986 | Jul 25, 1986 | — | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-206871 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6274 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,461 | 5,466 | Perforated |
| 5,734 | 5,754 | Perforated |
| 5,758 | 5,764 | Perforated |
| — | 5,753 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,328 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,765 | — | — |
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 | Jun 1, 2005 | Feb 17, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1986 | Sep 22, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-239-02491 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-02491 → 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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