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WELL · 42-239-32249 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #517

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Jackson County  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #517 (API 42-239-32249) is a permitted well in Jackson County filed by Hilcorp Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 8 drilling permits between 1985 and 2015, permitted to 8,550 ft.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Gretta, 41-A.

Its 5 leases have reported 437K barrels of oil and 1.2M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 87 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Jan 2015
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyDec 18, 2015
8,550
total depth, ft
8
permits on file
Dec 18, 2015
last permit issued
—
completed
437K
cumulative oil, bbl
1.2M
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 87 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-1661West Ranch (Other Zones)Hilcorp Energy Company3500Jan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1703West Ranch (98-A)Hilcorp Energy Company51437K914KJan 1993 – Mar 2017
West Ranch -A- G-2-214357West Ranch (Marginulina 5000)Hilcorp Energy Company10288KJun 2005 – Dec 2015
— O-2-7328——000—
— O-2-7578——000—

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
812710-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyDec 15, 2015Dec 18, 2015Dec 21, 20157,500
604902-99RecompletionVintage Petroleum, Inc.Aug 12, 2005Aug 15, 2005Jun 16, 20057,500
373136-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.May 10, 1990May 10, 1990—8,550
367007-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 28, 1989Nov 28, 1989—6,730
338517-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 6, 1987Dec 31, 1987—7,500
330799-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.May 27, 1987May 27, 1987—7,500
295815-99DrillMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Mar 21, 1986Jan 20, 1986—6,930
290969-99DrillMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Oct 21, 1985Nov 22, 1985—6,930

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-214357————
—— O-2-1661————
—— O-2-1703————
—— O-2-7328————
—— O-2-7578————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 29 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,320-4,291
CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL, H2S (CORDE4,320-4,291
Frio5,025-4,996
Gretta5,115-5,086
41-A5,721-5,692
98-A6,104-6,075
FrioFRIO 64006,490-6,461
Frio6,734-6,705

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,2574,293Perforated
4,9674,971Perforated
4,9845,006Perforated
5,7215,725Perforated
6,0956,099Perforated
6,1046,108Perforated
6,4106,415Perforated
6,4226,427Perforated
6,4326,436Perforated
6,7176,719Perforated
6,7186,721Perforated
6,7346,740Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,53013.5500 S
10.751,53014.751,200 S
10.751,530——
76,4879.875500 S
76,487——
76,4909.8756,150 S
76,490——

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 13, 2017Dec 2, 2016—
00Aug 19, 2016Jul 11, 2016—
00Jun 22, 2006Aug 17, 2005Yes
00Mar 7, 2006——
00Jan 24, 1992Dec 9, 1991—
00Aug 2, 1990Jun 7, 1990Yes
00Jun 21, 1990——
00Jun 8, 1990May 4, 1990—
00Apr 26, 1990Feb 8, 1990Yes
00Apr 5, 1990——
00May 19, 1988Feb 1, 1988Yes
00Apr 22, 1988Feb 1, 1988Yes
00Apr 7, 1988——
00Mar 30, 1988Aug 18, 1987—
00Jan 21, 1988Aug 18, 1987—
00Dec 24, 1987——
00Jan 21, 1987Dec 29, 1986—
00May 21, 1986Apr 7, 1986Yes
00May 15, 1986——

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.

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