TEXAS · WELLS · JACKSON COUNTY · WEST RANCH -A- LEASE · API 42-239-31683 · DISTRICT 02

West Ranch -A- #496

Shut in

Jackson County · West Ranch (Greta) field · Shut In  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #496 (API 42-239-31683) is a well in Jackson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 2, 2016 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2017.

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1981 and 1988, permitted to 5,775 ft.

It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Catahoula, Marg A, Marg. A, Marg B.

Its lease has reported 6M barrels of oil and 5.64M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 287 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

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

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Sep 23, 1988

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

5,775
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Sep 23, 1988
last permit issued
Feb 2, 2016
completed
6M
cumulative oil, bbl
5.64M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 2, 2016
Shut in
Jan 1, 2017
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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 287 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 – Apr 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
351558-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Sep 23, 1988Sep 23, 1988—6,280
346079-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.May 4, 1988May 6, 1988—6,280
204281-99DrillMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jul 15, 1983Jul 15, 1983Nov 16, 19816,300
134276-99DrillMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Sep 16, 1981Sep 16, 1981Nov 16, 19816,300

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Feb 2, 2016West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy CompanyShut In · shut in Jan 1, 20175,775
Aug 4, 1988West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Jun 3, 1988West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Jun 3, 1988West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 20 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL, H2S (CORDE4,261-4,241
Marg A4,955-4,935
Marg. A4,955-4,935
Marg B4,987-4,967
Marg. B4,987-4,967
FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL5,000-4,980
Greta5,077-5,057
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,082
Randal5,250-5,230
Glasscock5,463-5,443
41-A5,705-5,685

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,0865,098Perforated
5,1015,107Perforated
5,7085,713Perforated
5,7185,722Perforated
6,1226,128Perforated
6,1306,134Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,32014.75960 S
10.751,320—960 S
10.751,32812.25960 S
7.6256,1059.51,245 S
7.6256,105—1,245 S
7.6256,1059.8751,345 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 15, 2019Nov 16, 2018Yes
00Nov 7, 2014Mar 27, 2014—
00Dec 16, 2003Oct 20, 2003—
00Sep 25, 1991Aug 19, 1991—
00Nov 23, 1988Nov 7, 1988—
00Nov 14, 1988Aug 19, 1988—
00Nov 11, 1988——
00Sep 20, 1988——
00Aug 2, 1988Jun 15, 1988Yes
00Jul 29, 1988May 2, 1988—
00Jan 9, 1986Dec 9, 1985Yes
00May 10, 1984Aug 11, 1983—
00Jan 12, 1984Aug 11, 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 filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.

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Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

46.7K
bbl, last 12 reported months
116K
bbl, all reported
Jun 2015
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000083969H-1 InjectionCanceled Feb 2, 20168,0002,0005,084–5,214

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

Last 12 months 46,728 · prior 12 0

010K20K30K20142015

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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