TEXAS · WELLS · JACKSON COUNTY · WEST RANCH -A- LEASE · API 42-239-32700 · DISTRICT 02
West Ranch -A- #533H
Jackson County · West Ranch (Greta) field · Observation · Horizontal
West Ranch -A- #533H (API 42-239-32700) is a horizontal well in Jackson County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed August 1, 2017 and listed as observation on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 4, 1993, permitted to 5,089 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Production Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including 3800' Sd, Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Discorbis.
Its lease has reported 6M barrels of oil and 5.64M mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 287 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Production Inc.May 4, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,089
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 4, 1993
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 2017
- completed
- 6M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.64M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH APR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 287 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ranch -A- O-2-1656 | West Ranch (Greta) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 287 | 6M | 5.64M | by Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 74,228 · prior 12 84,801(-12%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,020 · prior 12 53,020(-49%)
Wells named West Ranch -A-
Hilcorp Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Jackson County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 3Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Mar 1997
- 4Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Apr 1997 → Apr 2006
- 5Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → Jul 2007
- 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyAug 2007 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411373-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Production Inc. | May 4, 1993 | May 4, 1993 | May 30, 1993 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2017 | West Ranch -A- O-2-1656 | West Ranch (Greta) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Observation · shut in Feb 1, 2026 | 5,089 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 26 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 3800' SD | 3,809 | -3,783 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 3,926 | -3,900 |
| Catahoula | 4,122 | -4,096 |
| Catahoula | 4,261 | -4,235 |
| Discorbis | 4,530 | -4,504 |
| Anahuac | 4,555 | -4,529 |
| Marg | 4,915 | -4,889 |
| Frio | 5,000 | -4,974 |
| Gretta | 5,102 | -5,076 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,360 | 6,586 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,600 | 17.5 | 1,301 S |
| 7.625 | 5,360 | 9.875 | 1,015 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. 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 →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 2, 2018 | Oct 24, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 1993 | Jul 23, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1993 | — | — |
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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-239-32700 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-32700 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for 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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