WELL · 42-239-30830 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #480

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Jackson County · West Ranch (41-A) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #480 (API 42-239-30830) is a former disposal or injection well in Jackson County, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company; its UIC permit is no longer active.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 2005, permitted to 6,204 ft.

It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, 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 6M barrels of oil and 5.64M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 322 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

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 permitVintage Petroleum, Inc.Dec 22, 2005

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

6,204
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Dec 22, 2005
last permit issued
—
completed
6M
cumulative oil, bbl
5.64M
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 322 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy Company2876M5.64MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1661West Ranch (Other Zones)Hilcorp Energy Company3500Jan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 74,228 · prior 12 84,801(-12%)

05K10K15K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 27,020 · prior 12 53,020(-49%)

010K20K202420252026

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
611435-99RecompletionVintage Petroleum, Inc.Dec 21, 2005Dec 22, 2005Nov 8, 20056,204
6017-99DrillMobil Oil CorporationAug 23, 1977Aug 23, 1977—6,200

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-2-1656————
—— O-2-1661————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 28 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,261-4,233
Frio5,000-4,972
Gretta5,102-5,074

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,2804,290Perforated
4,2804,455Perforated
4,3024,340Perforated
4,3824,408Perforated
4,4244,432Perforated
4,4424,455Perforated
5,1005,114Perforated
5,1005,738Perforated
—5,750Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,29814.75750 S
10.751,30114.75750 S
—4,602——
76,2009.8751,400 S
76,2019.8751,450 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Nov 4, 2019Nov 14, 2017—
00May 9, 2006Dec 28, 2005Yes
00Jan 25, 2006May 17, 2004—
00Aug 25, 2004May 17, 2004—
00Mar 29, 2004Oct 1, 2003—
00Jan 12, 1984Sep 19, 1977—
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.

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
13M
bbl, all reported
Jun 2015
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000092803W-14 DisposalCanceled Feb 2, 201625,0002,1004,280–4,455

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

0120142015

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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