WELL · 42-239-02519 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #164

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Jackson County · West Ranch (Marginulina 5000) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #164 (API 42-239-02519) is a well in Jackson County operated by Meridian Oil Production Inc., completed December 7, 1979.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1993, permitted to 5,534 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Gretta.

Its 3 leases have reported 6.71M barrels of oil and 5.95M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 331 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Meridian Oil Production Inc.

Based in
Houston, TX
P-5 status
Inactive (I)
P-5 last filed
Sep 29, 2016
Permits on file
253
Phone
(713) 624-9000

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleMeridian Oil Production Inc.
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitMeridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 29, 1993

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

5,534
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jan 29, 1993
last permit issued
Dec 7, 1979
completed
6.71M
cumulative oil, bbl
5.95M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 7, 1979
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 331 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- G-2-85922West Ranch (Marginulina 5000)Meridian Oil Production Inc.100Jan 1993 – Feb 1993

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
408607-99RecompletionMeridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 29, 1993Jan 29, 1993Feb 5, 19935,534
69435-99RecompletionMobil Oil CorporationDec 20, 1979Dec 20, 1979—5,534

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-85922————
—— O-2-1640————
—— O-2-1656————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,261-4,244
Catahoula4,320-4,303
Frio5,000-4,983
Frio5,025-5,008
Gretta5,102-5,085
Gretta5,115-5,098

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,9995,004Perforated
5,0175,032Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,32212.25528 S
9.6251,322——
2.3754,921——
5.55,5247528 S
5.55,5248.75528 S
5.55,524——

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
00Apr 27, 2018Nov 9, 2017—
00Aug 18, 2016Jul 5, 2016—
00Aug 26, 1993Apr 19, 1992Yes
00Apr 30, 1993——
00Jan 12, 1984Jan 14, 1980—
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.

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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