WELL · 42-239-02523 · DISTRICT 2
West Ranch -A- #168
Jackson County · West Ranch (Ward) field · Vertical
West Ranch -A- #168 (API 42-239-02523) is a permitted well in Jackson County filed by Hilcorp Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 2018, permitted to 5,746 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Gretta, Greta.
Its lease has reported 11.7K barrels of oil and 11.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2015 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 29, 2018 |
- 5,746
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 2018
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 11.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
28.793890, -96.637280
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Jackson County.
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; they carry 9 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 |
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
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 2008 → Apr 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 835434-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Jan 21, 2018 | Jan 29, 2018 | Aug 1, 2017 | 5,746 |
| 175732-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Oct 26, 1982 | Oct 26, 1982 | — | 5,460 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6274 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 29 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,418 | 5,428 | Perforated |
| 5,434 | 5,439 | Perforated |
| 5,448 | 5,452 | Perforated |
| 5,560 | 5,574 | Perforated |
| — | 5,641 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,336 | 12.25 | 528 S |
| 9.625 | 1,336 | — | 528 S |
| 2.375 | 5,424 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,740 | 8.75 | 528 S |
| 5.5 | 5,740 | — | 528 S |
| 5.5 | 5,746 | — | 528 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 | May 21, 2018 | Oct 19, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1994 | Jan 24, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 6, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 26, 1971 | — |
| 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 42-239-02523 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-02523 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit42-239-33881
0.4 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,232 |
| Frio | 5,000 | -4,971 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,102 | -5,073 |
West Ranch -A-42-239-02513
0.5 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,220 |
| Frio | 5,000 | -4,959 |
| Gretta | 5,102 | -5,061 |
West Ranch -A-42-239-02526
0.9 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,220 |
| Frio | 5,000 | -4,959 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,102 | -5,061 |
| 41-A | 5,796 | -5,755 |
| Venado | 5,891 | -5,850 |
| 98-A | 6,140 | -6,099 |
| Vanderbilt | 6,306 | -6,265 |
West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit42-239-33930
1.0 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,240 |
| Frio | 5,000 | -4,979 |
| Greta | 5,102 | -5,081 |
| Frio | — | |
| Gretta - Disposal | — | |
| Catahoula | — |
West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit42-239-33926
1.0 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,240 |
| Frio | 5,000 | -4,979 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,102 | -5,081 |
West Ranch -A-42-239-33781
1.0 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,234 |
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,234 |
| Greta | 5,000 | -4,973 |
| Frio | 5,000 | -4,973 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,102 | -5,075 |
| Frio | 5,102 | -5,075 |
West Ranch -A-42-239-02466
1.1 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,220 |
| Frio | 5,000 | -4,959 |
| Gretta | 5,102 | -5,061 |
West Ranch -A-42-239-33793
1.4 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,233 |
| Frio | 5,000 | -4,972 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,102 | -5,074 |
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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