TEXAS · WELLS · JACKSON COUNTY · WEST RANCH -A- LEASE · API 42-239-02573 · DISTRICT 02

West Ranch -A- #218

Plugged

Jackson County · West Ranch (Greta) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #218 (API 42-239-02573) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged March 24, 2017, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1981, permitted to 5,759 ft.

It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Its lease has reported 6M barrels of oil and 5.64M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 287 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. 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
3,458
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 permitMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jun 25, 1981

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

5,759
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jun 25, 1981
last permit issued
Mar 6, 1991
completed
6M
cumulative oil, bbl
5.64M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Mar 6, 1991
Shut in
—
Plugged
Mar 24, 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 287 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy Company2876M5.64MJan 1993 – Apr 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 74,228 · prior 12 84,801(-12%)

05K10K15K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 27,020 · prior 12 53,020(-49%)

010K20K202420252026

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
124409-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jun 25, 1981Jun 25, 1981—5,200
98411-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 7, 1980Nov 7, 1980—5,759

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Mar 6, 1991West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Jun 2, 1980West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Jul 9, 1977West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
—West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
—West Ranch -A- O-2-2133West Ranch (Venado Zone)Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Plugged—
—West Ranch -A- O-2-2921West Ranch (Randle)Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Plugged—
—West Ranch -A- O-2-3199West Ranch (Cooper Seg B)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
—West Ranch -A- O-2-3199West Ranch (Cooper Seg B)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,0765,084Perforated
5,0985,102Perforated
5,2565,266Perforated
5,6805,684Perforated
5,6985,708Perforated
5,954—Perforated
—5,777Perforated
—5,959Perforated
—6,145Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.757112.5150 S
13.37571——
9.6251,2388.75500 S
9.6251,32812.25500 S
9.6251,328——
2.3755,039——
2.3755,131——
2.3755,610——
5.56,2118.75500 S
5.56,211——

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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →

SuffixRRC record dateW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 15, 1991Apr 15, 1991—
00Feb 12, 1991Jan 17, 1991—
00Jan 12, 1984Aug 24, 1981—
00Jan 12, 1984Nov 20, 1980—
00Jan 12, 1984Jul 24, 1980—
00Jan 12, 1984Aug 10, 1977—
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 filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.

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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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