TEXAS · WELLS · JACKSON COUNTY · API 42-239-02629 · DISTRICT 02
West Ranch -A- #281
Jackson County · West Ranch (Ward) field · Observation · Vertical
West Ranch -A- #281 (API 42-239-02629) is a well in Jackson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed August 1, 2017 and listed as observation on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 2001, permitted to 5,770 ft.
It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Catahoula, Marginulina 5000, Frio, Gretta.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.27M barrels of oil and 10.6M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 314 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
- 3,458
- 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 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Oct 11, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,770
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 2001
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 2017
- completed
- 6.27M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.6M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 2017
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 314 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ranch -A- O-2-1656 | West Ranch (Greta) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 287 | 6M | 5.64M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| West Ranch -A- O-2-1677 | West Ranch (Ward) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 27 | 267K | 5M | Jan 1993 – May 2019 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 74,228 · prior 12 84,801(-12%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,020 · prior 12 53,020(-49%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 3Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Mar 1997
- 4Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Apr 1997 → Apr 2006
- 5Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → Jul 2007
- 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyAug 2007 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514379-99 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 11, 2001 | Oct 11, 2001 | Oct 4, 2001 | 5,770 |
| 245187-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Jul 13, 1984 | Jul 16, 1984 | — | 5,770 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2017 | West Ranch -A- O-2-1677 | West Ranch (Ward) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Observation · shut in Feb 1, 2026 | 5,770 |
| Aug 22, 1984 | West Ranch -A- O-2-1656 | West Ranch (Greta) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Feb 1, 2007 | 5,770 |
| — | West Ranch -A- O-2-1640 | West Ranch (Glasscock) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 45 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,153 | 5,157 | Perforated |
| 5,741 | 5,764 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,326 | 13.5 | 528 S |
| 10.75 | 1,326 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,770 | 9.875 | 528 S |
| 7 | 5,770 | — | — |
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 →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 5, 2018 | Oct 19, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Sep 24, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 2002 | Mar 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1985 | Sep 10, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1984 | — | — |
| 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 42-239-02629 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-02629 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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