WELL · 42-239-03844 · DISTRICT 2
West Ranch State Oil & Gas UNIT1 #3
Jackson County · Vertical
West Ranch State Oil & Gas Unit1 #3 (API 42-239-03844) is a permitted well in Jackson County filed by Meridian Oil Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits between 1977 and 1994, permitted to 7,510 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 89.7K barrels of oil and 150K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 27, 1995
- Permits on file
- 804
- Phone
- (713) 624-9000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Aug 3, 1994 |
- 7,510
- total depth, ft
- 6
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 89.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 150K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ranch-State Oil & Gas Unit O-2-7314 | West Ranch, S. (Greta) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 5 | 89.7K | 150K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| West Ranch State Oil&gas Unit O-2-6326 | West Ranch, S. (Frio 5770) | Vintage Petroleum, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,342 · prior 12 5,468(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,051 · prior 12 6,057(-50%)
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 → Jul 2001
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyMay 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426581-99 | Recompletion | Meridian Oil Inc. | Aug 3, 1994 | Aug 3, 1994 | Aug 17, 1994 | 7,510 |
| 303447-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Jun 20, 1986 | Jun 23, 1986 | — | 7,000 |
| 146206-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Dec 31, 1981 | Dec 31, 1981 | — | 5,880 |
| 37538-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Oil Corporation | Nov 27, 1978 | Nov 27, 1978 | — | 7,000 |
| 22344-99 | Other | Mobil Oil Corporation | Apr 17, 1978 | Apr 17, 1978 | — | 7,510 |
| 12317-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Oil Corporation | Nov 17, 1977 | Nov 17, 1977 | — | 7,510 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6326 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7314 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,294 | 5,302 | Perforated |
| 5,706 | 5,711 | Perforated |
| 5,771 | 5,775 | Perforated |
| 5,956 | 5,960 | Perforated |
| 7,021 | — | Perforated |
| — | 6,708 | Perforated |
| — | 7,032 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,397 | 15 | 600 S |
| 10.75 | 1,397 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,648 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,882 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,509 | 9.875 | 1,000 S |
| 7 | 7,509 | — | 1,000 S |
| 10.75 | — | — | 600 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 23, 1995 | Nov 21, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1994 | Oct 6, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1986 | Oct 6, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 21, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 12, 1979 | — |
| 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 42-239-03844 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-03844 → 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.
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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