WELL · 42-239-02785 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #439

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Jackson County · West Ranch (98-A) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #439 (API 42-239-02785) is a well in Jackson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 27, 1991.

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1990 and 2024, permitted to 7,810 ft.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Gretta, 7500' Frio.

Its 5 leases have reported 7.42M barrels of oil and 11.9M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 408 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 scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyNov 13, 2024
7,810
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Nov 13, 2024
last permit issued
Nov 27, 1991
completed
7.42M
cumulative oil, bbl
11.9M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Nov 27, 1991
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

28.769313, -96.623290

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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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 408 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-1640West Ranch (Glasscock)Hilcorp Energy Company43712K311KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy Company2876M5.64MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1677West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company27267K5MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy Company51437K914KJan 1993 – Mar 2017
— O-2-7659——000—

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 132,605 · prior 12 122,352(+8%)

05K10K15K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 42,766 · prior 12 78,250(-45%)

010K20K30K202420252026

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 CompanyAug 2007 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
903906-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyNov 10, 2024Nov 13, 2024—7,810
537214-99RecompletionVintage Petroleum, Inc.Oct 6, 2003Oct 6, 2003Oct 8, 20037,810
394381-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 25, 1991Nov 25, 1991Nov 22, 19917,810
376394-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Aug 9, 1990Aug 13, 1990Sep 25, 19907,800

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-2-1640————
—— O-2-1656————
—— O-2-1677————
—— O-2-1703————
—— O-2-7659————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 44 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,261-4,217
Frio5,000-4,956
Gretta5,102-5,058
7500' Frio7,481-7,437

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,1485,154Perforated
5,5615,580Perforated
5,7325,760Perforated
6,2006,204Perforated
7,4947,498Perforated
—5,770Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,303——
9.6251,32012.25650 S
9.6251,320——
5.55,785——
5.55,8018.75550 S
5.55,801——

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
00Feb 26, 2025Nov 18, 2024—
00Nov 4, 2019Nov 9, 2017—
00Aug 6, 2004May 20, 2004Yes
00Jul 7, 2004——
00Jan 24, 1992Dec 9, 1991Yes
00Jan 3, 1992Mar 27, 1991Yes
00Apr 25, 1991Mar 27, 1991Yes
00Jan 22, 1991Sep 8, 1975—
00Jan 12, 1984Sep 8, 1975—
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 (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit42-239-33891

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 (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit42-239-33883

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-42-239-33887

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-42-239-02787

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

Catahoula4,261-4,217
Frio5,000-4,956
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,058

West Ranch -A-42-239-32014

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

Catahoula4,320-4,292
Glasscock4,803-4,775
Marginulina 50004,960-4,932
Gretta5,025-4,997
Greta5,025-4,997
Frio5,115-5,087
Menefee5,546-5,518
Ward5,650-5,622

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

West Ranch -A-42-239-33799

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

Catahoula4,261-4,236
Frio5,000-4,975
Gretta - Disposal5,025-5,000

West Ranch -A-42-239-33757

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

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

West Ranch -A-42-239-33758

0.8 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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