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WELL · 42-239-02653 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #305

Shut in

Jackson County · West Ranch (Ward) field · Observation  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #305 (API 42-239-02653) 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 3 drilling permits between 1977 and 1983, permitted to 6,504 ft.

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

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

Its 2 leases have reported 437K barrels of oil and 1.18M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 52 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
3,454
Phone
(713) 209-2400
Watch this operatorWatch Jackson County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Oct 2018
Latest permitMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Dec 23, 1983

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

6,504
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Dec 23, 1983
last permit issued
Aug 1, 2017
completed
437K
cumulative oil, bbl
1.18M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 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 52 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- G-2-109255West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company10264KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy Company51437K914KJan 1993 – Mar 2017

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, LLCMay 2006 → Dec 2007
  6. 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2008 → Oct 2018

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
224523-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Dec 19, 1983Dec 23, 1983—5,700
155669-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 5, 1982Apr 5, 1982—6,380
17479-99RecompletionMobil Oil CorporationAug 23, 1977Aug 23, 1977—6,504

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Aug 1, 2017West Ranch -A- G-2-109255West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy CompanyObservation · shut in Feb 1, 20266,504
Jun 30, 1982West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Nov 14, 1977West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Nov 3, 1969West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
—West Ranch -A- O-2-2207West Ranch (Vanderbilt Sand)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
—West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,261-4,246
Frio5,000-4,985
Gretta5,102-5,087

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,6345,638Perforated
5,6725,675Perforated
5,6855,692Perforated
5,7135,727Perforated
6,1086,114Perforated
6,2376,262Perforated
—6,238Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,317—500 S
9.6251,33412.25500 S
9.6251,33412.5500 S
9.6251,334——
2.3756,186——
5.56,455—500 S
5.56,4708.75500 S
5.56,470——
5.56,504——

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
00Oct 21, 2019Nov 7, 2017—
00Nov 10, 1993Aug 30, 1993—
00Apr 16, 1985Mar 6, 1985—
00Apr 23, 1984Jan 20, 1984—
00Mar 13, 1984Jan 20, 1984—
00Jan 12, 1984Jul 15, 1982—
00Jan 12, 1984Dec 12, 1977—
00Jan 12, 1984Nov 18, 1969—
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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