Petrora

TEXAS · WELLS · JACKSON COUNTY · API 42-239-30829 · DISTRICT 02

West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit #479

Shut in

Jackson County · West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.) field · Observation  · Vertical

West Ranch (41-A/98-A Cons) Unit #479 (API 42-239-30829) is a well in Jackson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 11, 2016 and listed as observation on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2026.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2015 and 2016, permitted to 6,235 ft.

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

Its 4 leases have reported 11.9M barrels of oil and 3.07M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 444 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

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
Watch this operatorWatch Jackson County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 28, 2016
6,235
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Feb 28, 2016
last permit issued
Mar 11, 2016
completed
11.9M
cumulative oil, bbl
3.07M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Mar 11, 2016
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 444 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-1640West Ranch (Glasscock)Hilcorp Energy Company43712K311KJan 1993 – Apr 2026
West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit O-2-11296West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy Company2539.11M7.69KJul 2016 – Apr 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-10962West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy Company8251K36.9KFeb 2015 – Jun 2016
West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy Company662M2.71MJan 1993 – Jan 2015

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 842,456 · prior 12 916,317(-8%)

050K100K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 15,746 · prior 12 25,230(-38%)

05K10K202420252026

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 → Jul 2007
  6. 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyAug 2007 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
814087-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 26, 2016Feb 28, 2016Feb 24, 20166,235
802253-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyDec 30, 2014Jan 6, 2015Dec 19, 20146,235

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Mar 11, 2016West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit O-2-11296West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy CompanyObservation · shut in Feb 1, 20266,235
Jul 2, 1983West Ranch (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit O-2-11296West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPartial Plug · shut in Feb 1, 20156,235
Mar 11, 2016West Ranch -A- O-2-10962West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Jan 1, 2015West Ranch -A- O-2-1640West Ranch (Glasscock)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Jul 2, 1983West Ranch -A- O-2-10962West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Jul 2, 1983West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 38 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Frio3,100-3,062
Catahoula4,320-4,282
Frio5,025-4,987
Gretta5,115-5,077
Catahoula5,200-5,162
Greta5,560-5,522

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,4765,493Perforated
5,7125,715Perforated
6,1486,196Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,30913.5685 S
10.751,33014.75685 S
76,2219.751,400 S
76,221—1,400 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 →

SuffixRRC record dateW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jan 12, 2017May 3, 2016—
00Jan 12, 2017Sep 2, 1977—
00Nov 18, 2016May 3, 2016—
00Oct 20, 2016Jun 10, 2015—
00Oct 26, 2015Feb 2, 2015—
00May 26, 2015Sep 2, 1977—
00Jan 12, 1984Sep 2, 1977—

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 filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.

Find logs withinmiles of this well:List →Map →

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.

New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/23930829, documented in the API reference.