WELL · 42-239-02526 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #171

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Jackson County  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #171 (API 42-239-02526) is a permitted well in Jackson County filed by Hilcorp Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits (amended once) between 1978 and 2017, permitted to 8,500 ft.

Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Gretta - Disposal, 41-A.

Its 3 leases have reported 498K barrels of oil and 5.53M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 45 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,453 permits on file · (713) 209-2411

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Nov 2020
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyDec 18, 2017
8,500
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
Dec 18, 2017
last permit issued
—
completed
498K
cumulative oil, bbl
5.53M
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

28.786096, -96.638527

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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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 45 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- G-2-228982West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company1044.6KJan 2006 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1677West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company27267K5MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-2207West Ranch (Vanderbilt Sand)Hilcorp Energy Company17231K486KJan 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.

  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, LLCJan 2006 → Jul 2007
  6. 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyAug 2007 → Nov 2020

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
834064-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyDec 8, 2017Dec 18, 2017—8,250
371384-98RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jun 25, 1990Mar 26, 1990—7,432
371384-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Mar 26, 1990Mar 26, 1990—8,250
361362-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jul 11, 1989Jul 12, 1989—8,250
346148-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.May 6, 1988May 6, 1988—8,500
50551-99RecompletionMobil Oil CorporationJun 12, 1979Jun 12, 1979—5,763
26927-99RecompletionMobil Oil CorporationJun 20, 1978Jun 20, 1978—5,763

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-228982————
—— O-2-1677————
—— O-2-2207————

Formation tops

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

FormationMD ftSubsea
CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL, H2S, (CORD4,261-4,220
FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL5,000-4,959
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,061
41-A5,796-5,755
Venado5,891-5,850
98-A6,140-6,099
Vanderbilt6,306-6,265

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,5695,584Perforated
5,5695,596Perforated
5,7275,756Perforated
5,7695,775Perforated
6,3266,330Perforated
7,2967,303Perforated
7,2977,307Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,33212.25528 S
9.6251,332—528 S
2.3755,486——
2.3755,655——
5.55,7608.75528 S
5.55,760—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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 2, 2018Dec 29, 2017—
00Mar 24, 2008Jan 31, 2008—
00Aug 23, 2007Jul 17, 2006—
00Aug 15, 2007——
00Oct 3, 1990Aug 8, 1990Yes
00Sep 12, 1990——
00Dec 19, 1989Aug 9, 1989Yes
00Nov 21, 1989——
00Nov 16, 1988Jul 13, 1988—
00Oct 6, 1988Jun 27, 1988Yes
00Sep 20, 1988——
00Jan 12, 1984Sep 27, 1979—
00Jan 12, 1984Apr 3, 1979—
00Jan 12, 1984Mar 29, 1967—
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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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West Ranch -A-42-239-02466

0.3 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,220
Frio5,000-4,959
Gretta5,102-5,061

West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit42-239-33881

0.5 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,232
Frio5,000-4,971
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,073

West Ranch -A-42-239-02513

0.6 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,220
Frio5,000-4,959
Gretta5,102-5,061

West Ranch -A-42-239-33781

0.6 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,234
Catahoula4,261-4,234
Greta5,000-4,973
Frio5,000-4,973
Frio5,102-5,075
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,075

West Ranch -A-42-239-02452

0.6 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,229
Frio5,000-4,968
Gretta5,102-5,070

West Ranch -A-42-239-33793

0.7 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,233
Frio5,000-4,972
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,074

West Ranch -A-42-239-02523

0.9 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,232
Frio5,000-4,971
Gretta5,102-5,073
Greta5,175-5,146
Glasscock5,557-5,528

West Ranch -A-42-239-33756

1.1 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,239
Frio5,000-4,978
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,080

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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