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WELL · 42-239-32286 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #520

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Jackson County · West Ranch (41-A) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #520 (API 42-239-32286) is a well in Jackson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 22, 1988.

The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits between 1986 and 2015, permitted to 7,050 ft.

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

Its 5 leases have reported 2.28M barrels of oil and 2.87M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 84 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 · 3,453 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 CompanyMar 31, 2015
7,050
total depth, ft
6
permits on file
Mar 31, 2015
last permit issued
Mar 22, 1988
completed
2.28M
cumulative oil, bbl
2.87M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Mar 22, 1988
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 84 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- G-2-146173West Ranch (Discorbis)Hilcorp Energy Company1025.6KMar 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- G-2-280572West Ranch (80-A)Hilcorp Energy Company100Aug 2015 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-3207West Ranch (Toney)Hilcorp Energy Company15274K135KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy Company662M2.71MJan 1993 – Oct 2015
West Ranch 'A' G-2-146028West Ranch (Noble)Meridian Oil Production Inc.100Jan 1993 – Jun 1993

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 4,623 · prior 12 3,451(+34%)

05001K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 662 · prior 12 3,235(-80%)

05001K1.5K202420252026

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
805074-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyMar 27, 2015Mar 31, 2015May 4, 20156,545
408777-99RecompletionMeridian Oil Production Inc.Feb 4, 1993Feb 4, 1993Feb 25, 19936,545
408383-99RecompletionMeridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 22, 1993Jan 22, 1993Jan 14, 19936,545
377451-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Aug 31, 1990Aug 3, 1990Sep 27, 19906,545
342669-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Feb 16, 1988Feb 22, 1988—5,710
301699-99DrillMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Apr 30, 1986Apr 30, 1986May 23, 19867,050

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-146028————
—— G-2-146173————
—— G-2-280572————
—— O-2-1696————
—— O-2-3207————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 18 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,320-4,302
Marg.4,956-4,938
Frio5,025-5,007
Greta5,076-5,058
Gretta5,115-5,097
Ward5,670-5,652
41-A5,736-5,718

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
2,9252,960Perforated
3,4403,446Perforated
3,4983,505Perforated
4,5304,538Perforated
4,5384,542Perforated
5,4415,448Perforated
5,5925,560Perforated
5,6105,613Perforated
5,7365,747Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,53014.751,350 S
76,5509.875939 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 19, 2016Jul 4, 2016—
00Dec 27, 1994Sep 22, 1994—
00Feb 10, 1994Apr 8, 1993Yes
00Nov 10, 1993Jul 22, 1993Yes
00Aug 26, 1993——
00Aug 9, 1993——
00Jan 23, 1991Dec 10, 1990—
00Jan 16, 1991Apr 1, 1988Yes
00May 20, 1988Apr 1, 1988Yes
00Jan 29, 1987Jan 20, 1987Yes
00Jan 24, 1987——

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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