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West Ranch -A- #487

Plugged

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

West Ranch -A- #487 (API 42-239-31250) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged April 13, 2016, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.

The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits (amended once) between 1978 and 2012, permitted to 6,474 ft.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt A, Vanderbilt B, Vanderbilt C.

Its 4 leases have reported 719K barrels of oil and 1.73M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 151 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
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Nov 2020
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyJun 9, 2012
6,474
total depth, ft
6
permits on file
Jun 9, 2012
last permit issued
Jul 5, 2012
completed
719K
cumulative oil, bbl
1.73M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2020

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jul 5, 2012
Shut in
—
Plugged
Apr 13, 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 151 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-2207West Ranch (Vanderbilt Sand)Hilcorp Energy Company17231K486KJan 1993 – Nov 2020
West Ranch -A- O-2-10962West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy Company8251K36.9KFeb 2015 – Jun 2016
West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy Company51437K914KJan 1993 – Jan 2015
West Ranch -A- G-2-184375West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company10297KFeb 2001 – Nov 2006

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

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 CompanyDec 2007 → Nov 2020

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
741863-98RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyAug 15, 2012Jun 9, 2012May 31, 20126,474
741863-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyMay 31, 2012Jun 9, 2012—6,474
505556-99RecompletionVintage Petroleum, Inc.Feb 20, 2001Feb 20, 2001Feb 22, 20016,240
358571-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 25, 1989May 18, 1989—6,470
323600-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 26, 1986Dec 29, 1986—6,180
27033-99DrillMobil Oil CorporationFeb 2, 1978Feb 2, 1978Mar 28, 19786,200

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jul 5, 2012West Ranch -A- O-2-10962West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Jul 5, 2012West Ranch -A- O-2-10962West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Jul 5, 2012West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Feb 27, 2001West Ranch -A- G-2-184375West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Jun 23, 1989West Ranch -A- O-2-2207West Ranch (Vanderbilt Sand)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Jan 22, 1987West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—
Apr 18, 1978West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyPlugged—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 34 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Vanderbilt6,237-6,203
Vanderbilt A6,244-6,210
Vanderbilt B6,257-6,223
Vanderbilt C6,262-6,228

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,6285,638Perforated
5,7065,710Perforated
5,7455,750Perforated
6,1176,172Perforated
6,1206,130Perforated
6,2646,267Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,34014.75750 S
10.751,341——
2.8755,703——
76,2249.8751,375 S
76,224——

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
00May 26, 2015Aug 14, 2012Yes
00Mar 12, 2013Aug 14, 2012Yes
00Jan 2, 2002Jul 9, 2001Yes
00Sep 24, 2001——
00Sep 12, 1989Jul 10, 1989Yes
00Aug 16, 1989——
00Mar 2, 1987Feb 12, 1987—
00Feb 21, 1987——
00May 8, 1984Mar 26, 1984—
00Jan 12, 1984Mar 26, 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 filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.

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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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