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West Ranch -A- #495

Shut in

Jackson County · West Ranch (Ward) field · Observation  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #495 (API 42-239-31684) is a well in Jackson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 17, 2017 and listed as observation on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2026.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2001, permitted to 6,332 ft.

It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Greta, Gretta.

Its 3 leases have reported 2.44M barrels of oil and 4.32M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 118 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.

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 Jan 2015
Latest permitVintage Petroleum, Inc.Mar 29, 2001

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

6,332
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Mar 29, 2001
last permit issued
Jul 17, 2017
completed
2.44M
cumulative oil, bbl
4.32M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2015

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jul 17, 2017
Shut in
Feb 1, 2026
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 118 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy Company662M2.71MJan 1993 – Jan 2015
West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy Company51437K914KJan 1993 – Jan 2015
West Ranch -A- G-2-184632West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company10697KApr 2001 – Jul 2008

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 CompanyAug 2007 → Jan 2015

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
507193-99RecompletionVintage Petroleum, Inc.Mar 29, 2001Mar 29, 2001Mar 27, 20015,680
383258-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 9, 1991Jan 9, 1991Jan 15, 19916,320
134267-99DrillMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Sep 16, 1981Sep 16, 1981Aug 15, 19826,332

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Jul 17, 2017West Ranch -A- G-2-184632West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy CompanyObservation · shut in Feb 1, 20266,332
Jan 29, 1991West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Sep 21, 1990West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,320-4,305
Frio5,025-5,010
Greta5,095-5,080
Gretta5,115-5,100
Ward5,644-5,629
41-A5,713-5,698
98-A6,082-6,067

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,6465,656Perforated
5,7135,721Perforated
6,1036,107Perforated
6,1116,115Perforated
6,1286,132Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,32013.5920 S
10.751,320——
10.751,330——
7.6256,1009.875720 S
7.6256,100——
7.6256,115——

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
00Jun 18, 2018Jul 17, 2017—
00Oct 8, 2002Aug 13, 2001Yes
00Oct 1, 2001——
00Apr 25, 1991Feb 11, 1991Yes
00Feb 21, 1991Oct 15, 1990—
00Nov 5, 1990Oct 15, 1990—
00Mar 14, 1984Oct 13, 1983—
00Jan 12, 1984Oct 13, 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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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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