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West Ranch -A- #481

Plugged

Jackson County · West Ranch (Greta) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #481 (API 42-239-31240) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged July 14, 2016, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1977 and 2008, permitted to 6,203 ft.

Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Marg A, Marg B, Greta, Glasscock.

Its 3 leases have reported 8M barrels of oil and 8.35M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 354 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
3,454
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 CompanyJun 10, 2008
6,203
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Jun 10, 2008
last permit issued
Jun 12, 2008
completed
8M
cumulative oil, bbl
8.35M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jun 12, 2008
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jul 14, 2016

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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 354 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-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy Company662M2.71MJan 1993 – Oct 2015
West Ranch 'A' O-2-9199West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company100Mar 2008 – Mar 2010

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
658330-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyMar 27, 2008Jun 10, 2008Mar 27, 20086,203
648479-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyOct 25, 2007Mar 11, 2008Mar 11, 20086,203
14880-99DrillMobil Oil CorporationDec 28, 1977Dec 28, 1977—6,200

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jun 12, 2008West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Mar 14, 2008West Ranch A O-2-9199West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Mar 11, 1994West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 26 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Marg A4,960-4,934
Marg B4,977-4,951
Greta5,074-5,048
Glasscock5,460-5,434
Menefee5,514-5,488
Ward5,629-5,603
41-A5,695-5,669
Venado5,802-5,776
98-A6,107-6,081
NO Change——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,2145,219Perforated
5,3335,337Perforated
5,6295,633Perforated
5,6925,696Perforated
5,6965,699Perforated
5,6965,702Perforated
5,7005,703Perforated
5,7065,784Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,33514.75750 S
10.751,335——
2.8755,640——
76,2009.8751,050 S
76,2039.8751,050 S
7—9.8751,025 S
7———

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
00May 26, 2010Oct 28, 2009Yes
00Mar 17, 2010——
00May 13, 2008Apr 7, 2008Yes
00May 1, 2008——
00Jun 22, 1994May 11, 1994—
00May 24, 1989Apr 14, 1989—
00Feb 23, 1989Jan 20, 1989—
00Jan 11, 1989Dec 5, 1988—
00Apr 4, 1984Dec 1, 1983—
00Jan 12, 1984Dec 1, 1983—

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.

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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