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WELL · 42-239-32378 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #522

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Jackson County · West Ranch (Ward) field  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #522 (API 42-239-32378) is a well in Jackson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 13, 1990.

The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1987 and 1993, permitted to 9,000 ft.

It was permitted by Meridian Oil Production Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

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

Its 5 leases have reported 6.27M barrels of oil and 10.7M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 323 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Permitted by Meridian Oil Production 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
3,454
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 permitMeridian Oil Production Inc.Jun 23, 1993

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

9,000
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
Jun 23, 1993
last permit issued
Sep 13, 1990
completed
6.27M
cumulative oil, bbl
10.7M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 13, 1990
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 323 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch 'A' G-2-146234West Ranch (Toney)Hilcorp Energy Company1023.6KJun 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy Company2876M5.64MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1677West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company27267K5MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-6847West Ranch (Frio 383)Vintage Petroleum, Inc.51.21K26.2KJan 1993 – Apr 2004
West Ranch "A" O-2-7369West Ranch (Frio 7000)Vintage Petroleum, Inc.301.76KJan 1993 – Apr 2004

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
413121-99RecompletionMeridian Oil Production Inc.Jun 23, 1993Jun 23, 1993Jun 21, 19938,494
384377-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Feb 7, 1991Feb 7, 1991Feb 21, 19918,297
377287-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Aug 29, 1990Aug 29, 1990—8,494
373208-98RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jun 27, 1990May 11, 1990—8,494
373208-99RecompletionMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.May 11, 1990May 11, 1990—8,494
336553-98DrillMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Mar 9, 1988Sep 29, 1987—9,000
336553-99DrillMobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Sep 28, 1987Sep 29, 1987—9,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-146234————
—— O-2-1656————
—— O-2-1677————
—— O-2-6847————
—— O-2-7369————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 45 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,320-4,275
Frio5,025-4,980
Greta5,113-5,068
Greta5,115-5,070
Glasscock5,501-5,456
Ward5,676-5,631
41-A5,739-5,694
98-A6,104-6,059

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,1145,134Perforated
5,4375,441Perforated
5,7145,719Perforated
6,0896,095Perforated
6,9406,946Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
1460——
8.6251,52510.5265 S
8.6251,525——
8.6251,53512.251,010 S
5.58,2977.8752,360 S
5.58,297——
5.58,49472,360 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
00Mar 24, 2016Aug 27, 2015Yes
00Dec 20, 1993Jul 26, 1993—
00Sep 1, 1993——
00Apr 25, 1991Mar 21, 1991Yes
00Mar 28, 1991Oct 18, 1990Yes
00Nov 28, 1990Oct 18, 1990Yes
00Oct 23, 1990Aug 6, 1990Yes
00Oct 3, 1990Aug 6, 1990Yes
00Sep 12, 1990——
00May 18, 1988Apr 8, 1988Yes
00May 6, 1988——

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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