TEXAS · WELLS · JACKSON COUNTY · WEST RANCH -A- LEASE · API 42-239-02728 · DISTRICT 02
West Ranch -A- #381
Jackson County · West Ranch (Greta) field · Vertical
West Ranch -A- #381 (API 42-239-02728) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged February 2, 2017, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1980, permitted to 6,298 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Oil Corporation 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
Permitted by Mobil Oil Corporation; 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
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Oil CorporationJan 16, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,298
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 1980
- 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
- Jan 22, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 2, 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 →
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70360-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Oil Corporation | Jan 16, 1980 | Jan 16, 1980 | — | 5,560 |
| 19241-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Oil Corporation | Jan 26, 1978 | Jan 26, 1978 | — | 6,298 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 1980 | West Ranch -A- O-2-1656 | West Ranch (Greta) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Mar 14, 1978 | West Ranch -A- G-2-76484 | West Ranch (Menefee 5500) | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | West Ranch -A- O-2-1696 | West Ranch (41-A) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,106 | 5,114 | Perforated |
| 5,547 | 5,552 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,315 | — | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 5,062 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,428 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,298 | — | 500 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. 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 4, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 24, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-239-02728 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-02728 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000107822 | UIC Permit | Plugged Feb 14, 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5,004–5,040 |
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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