Petrora

WELL · 42-239-31252 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #489

N

Jackson County  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #489 (API 42-239-31252) is a permitted well in Jackson County filed by Hilcorp Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 9 drilling permits between 1978 and 2015, permitted to 6,303 ft.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including 80-A, Catahoula, Frio, Greta.

Its 5 leases have reported 6.03M barrels of oil and 5.71M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 301 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

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyMar 31, 2015
6,303
total depth, ft
9
permits on file
Mar 31, 2015
last permit issued
—
completed
6.03M
cumulative oil, bbl
5.71M
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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 301 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- G-2-281632West Ranch (80-A)Hilcorp Energy Company100Aug 2015 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy Company2876M5.64MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-4052West Ranch (Mitchell)Hilcorp Energy Company1226.9K45.6KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch "A" G-2-144249West Ranch (Randle)Meridian Oil Production Inc.1023.3KJan 1993 – Apr 1994
— O-2-7582——000—

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
805053-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyMar 26, 2015Mar 31, 2015Apr 15, 20156,219
423821-99RecompletionMeridian Oil Production Inc.May 10, 1994May 10, 1994Apr 15, 19946,303
423176-99RecompletionMeridian Oil Production Inc.Apr 20, 1994Apr 20, 1994—6,303
399390-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.May 18, 1992May 20, 1992Nov 30, 19926,303
395693-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 9, 1992Jan 13, 1992Mar 4, 19926,219
380308-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Oct 30, 1990Oct 30, 1990Dec 1, 19906,219
366135-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 7, 1989Nov 9, 1989—5,600
238812-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.May 14, 1984May 15, 1984—6,219
18593-99DrillMobil Oil CorporationFeb 9, 1978Feb 9, 1978Mar 30, 19786,200

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-144249————
—— G-2-281632————
—— O-2-1656————
—— O-2-4052————
—— O-2-7582————

Formation tops

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

FormationMD ftSubsea
80-A2,980-2,952
Catahoula4,320-4,292
Frio5,025-4,997
Greta5,115-5,087
Gretta5,115-5,087

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,0133,025Perforated
3,4553,480Perforated
5,0965,100Perforated
5,2605,264Perforated
5,5545,564Perforated
5,6935,699Perforated
5,7035,706Perforated
5,7105,718Perforated
5,9725,978Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,32214.75750 S
10.751,322——
13.51,32310.75750 S
10.751,32314.75750 S
2.8755,664——
76,2179.8751,280 S
76,217——
76,2199.8751,280 S
76,219——

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
00Jan 25, 2017Dec 14, 2016—
00Jan 17, 2017Jul 4, 2016—
00Jun 13, 1994May 26, 1994Yes
00May 3, 1993Jan 4, 1993Yes
00Mar 11, 1993——
00May 14, 1992Apr 8, 1992Yes
00Apr 20, 1992Jan 30, 1991Yes
00Feb 22, 1991Jan 30, 1991Yes
00Feb 8, 1991Dec 4, 1989Yes
00Feb 28, 1990Dec 4, 1989Yes
00Jan 9, 1990——
00Feb 23, 1989Dec 20, 1988—
00Jul 23, 1985Jun 28, 1985—
00Feb 20, 1985Feb 1, 1985—
00Jan 12, 1984May 2, 1978—

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.

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/23931252, documented in the API reference.