TEXAS · WELLS · JACKSON COUNTY · WEST RANCH STATE OIL & GAS UT. 2 LEASE · API 42-239-32824 · DISTRICT 02
West Ranch State Oil & Gas Ut. 2 #16
Jackson County · West Ranch (Noble) field · Observation · Directional
West Ranch State Oil & Gas UT. 2 #16 (API 42-239-32824) is a 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 (amended twice), issued September 22, 1994, permitted to 10,516 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Production Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Gretta.
Its lease has reported 99.1K mcf of gas since January 1995, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jan 1996 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Production Inc.Sep 22, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,516
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1994
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 2017
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 99.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1995 THROUGH Jan 1996
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.
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ranch State Oil & Gas Ut. 2 G-2-155600 | West Ranch (Noble) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 99.1K | Jan 1995 – Jan 1996 |
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.
- 1Meridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 1995 → Jan 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428342-97 | Drill | Meridian Oil Production Inc. | Aug 21, 1995 | Sep 22, 1994 | — | 7,400 |
| 428342-98 | Drill | Meridian Oil Production Inc. | Dec 20, 1994 | Sep 22, 1994 | — | 7,400 |
| 428342-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Production Inc. | Sep 22, 1994 | Sep 22, 1994 | Sep 8, 1994 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2017 | West Ranch State Oil & Gas Ut. 2 G-2-155600 | West Ranch (Noble) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Observation · shut in Feb 1, 2026 | 10,516 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,742 | 5,755 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,424 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 6,320 | 8.75 | 451 S |
| 5.5 | 6,320 | 12.25 | 451 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 | Nov 4, 2019 | Nov 21, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1996 | Sep 11, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-239-32824 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-32824 → 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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