WELL · 42-239-32014 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #503

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Jackson County · West Ranch (98-A) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #503 (API 42-239-32014) is a well in Jackson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 14, 1990.

The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits between 1984 and 2024, permitted to 8,500 ft.

Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Catahoula, Glasscock, Marginulina 5000, Greta.

Its 4 leases have reported 3.15M barrels of oil and 3.94M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 161 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

It holds an active disposal or injection permit; TexNet located 0 M2+ earthquakes within 10 km over the last two years.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,453 permits on file · (713) 209-2411

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanySep 26, 2024
8,500
total depth, ft
6
permits on file
Sep 26, 2024
last permit issued
May 14, 1990
completed
3.15M
cumulative oil, bbl
3.94M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
May 14, 1990
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

28.776351, -96.623278

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Jackson County.

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 161 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- G-2-141390West Ranch (Marginulina 5000)Hilcorp Energy Company100Jan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1640West Ranch (Glasscock)Hilcorp Energy Company43712K311KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy Company51437K914KJan 1993 – Mar 2017
West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy Company662M2.71MJan 1993 – Oct 2015

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 58,377 · prior 12 37,551(+55%)

02K4K6K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 15,746 · prior 12 25,230(-38%)

05K10K202420252026

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 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
902839-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanySep 24, 2024Sep 26, 2024—8,251
398264-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 10, 1992Apr 15, 1992Apr 24, 19928,251
381764-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 30, 1990Jan 3, 1991Jan 31, 19918,250
362225-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Aug 1, 1989Aug 3, 1989—8,251
345397-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 19, 1988May 13, 1988—8,500
235405-99DrillMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 2, 1984Apr 2, 1984May 19, 19845,300

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-141390————
—— O-2-1640————
—— O-2-1696————
—— O-2-1703————

Formation tops

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

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,320-4,292
Catahoula4,332-4,304
Glasscock4,803-4,775
Marginulina 50004,960-4,932
Greta5,025-4,997
Gretta5,025-4,997
Frio5,115-5,087
Glasscock5,480-5,452
Glasscock5,490-5,462
Menefee5,546-5,518
Ward5,650-5,622
Word5,650-5,622
Ward5,656-5,628
41-A5,720-5,692
Venado5,820-5,792
98-A6,107-6,079

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,9624,966Perforated
5,0945,100Perforated
5,1025,106Perforated
5,5135,527Perforated
5,7385,741Perforated
6,1466,158Perforated
6,1566,160Perforated
6,9316,936Perforated
6,9326,936Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,31514.75740 S
10.751,315——
10.751,32014.75740 S
7.55,243——
75,2439.8751,179 S
75,243——
75,2529.8751,115 S
75,3439.8751,179 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. About these reports →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 5, 2025Apr 23, 2025—
00Apr 9, 2025Oct 7, 2024—
00Aug 7, 2019Sep 25, 2017—
00Aug 19, 1992May 18, 1992Yes
00Jun 2, 1992——
00Apr 25, 1991Mar 13, 1991Yes
00Mar 18, 1991Jun 1, 1990—
00Oct 3, 1990Jun 1, 1990—
00Jun 21, 1990——
00Nov 21, 1989Aug 21, 1989Yes
00Jun 7, 1989May 3, 1989—
00Nov 16, 1988Aug 24, 1988Yes
00Sep 20, 1988——
00Jul 7, 1987Jun 12, 1987—
00Aug 16, 1984Jul 24, 1984—
00Aug 11, 1984Jul 24, 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 are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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West Ranch -A-42-239-33758

0.2 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,239
Frio5,000-4,978
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,080

West Ranch -A-42-239-33757

0.2 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,239
Frio5,000-4,978
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,080

West Ranch - A-42-239-33794

0.2 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,243
Catahoula4,261-4,243
Frio5,000-4,982
Frio5,000-4,982
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,084
Gretta5,102-5,084

West Ranch -A-42-239-32013

0.3 KM · Vintage Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,226
Marginulina 50004,980-4,945
Frio5,000-4,965
Gretta5,102-5,067
Randle5,286-5,251
Glasscock5,475-5,440
Ward5,658-5,623
41-A5,721-5,686

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

West Ranch -A-42-239-33752

0.4 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,235
Frio5,000-4,974
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,076

West Ranch -A-42-239-33754

0.4 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,235
Catahoula4,261-4,235
Greta5,000-4,974
Frio5,000-4,974
Frio5,102-5,076
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,076

West Ranch -A-42-239-33799

0.4 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,236
Frio5,000-4,975
Gretta - Disposal5,025-5,000

West Ranch -A-42-239-33723

0.6 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,243
Catahoula4,261-4,243
Frio5,000-4,982
Frio5,000-4,982
Gretta5,102-5,084
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,084

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
0
bbl, all reported
—
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000127223H-1 InjectionActive10,0002,5005,493–5,527

TexNet catalog via USGS

Seismicity near this well

0
M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
—
largest

A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →

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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