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West Ranch -A- #545H

Shut in

Jackson County · West Ranch (Greta) field · Observation  · Horizontal

West Ranch -A- #545H (API 42-239-33207) 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 4 drilling permits between 2003 and 2011, permitted to 5,971 ft.

Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Catahoula, Marginulina B, Frio, Greta.

Its 4 leases have reported 8M barrels of oil and 9.12M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 355 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

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
Watch this operatorWatch Jackson County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyAug 16, 2011
5,971
total depth, ft
4
permits on file
Aug 16, 2011
last permit issued
Aug 1, 2017
completed
8M
cumulative oil, bbl
9.12M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 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.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 355 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy Company2876M5.64MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy Company662M2.71MJan 1993 – Oct 2015
West Ranch -A- G-2-253228West Ranch (Mitchell)Hilcorp Energy Company100May 2009 – Aug 2011
West Ranch "A" G-2-205338West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy Company10770KMar 2004 – May 2009

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
720049-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyJul 12, 2011Aug 16, 2011Jul 20, 20116,453
681190-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyMay 12, 2009Jul 24, 2009May 12, 20096,453
542326-99RecompletionVintage Petroleum, Inc.Feb 20, 2004Feb 20, 2004Feb 22, 20046,000
528968-99DrillVintage Petroleum, Inc.Feb 27, 2003Feb 28, 2003Feb 27, 20036,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Aug 1, 2017West Ranch -A- O-2-1656West Ranch (Greta)Hilcorp Energy CompanyObservation · shut in Feb 1, 20265,971
May 20, 2009West Ranch -A- G-2-253228West Ranch (Mitchell)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Mar 3, 2004West Ranch A G-2-205338West Ranch (Ward)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—
Mar 22, 2003West Ranch -A- O-2-1696West Ranch (41-A)Hilcorp Energy CompanyNot on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 28 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,261-4,233
Marginulina B4,980-4,952
Frio5,000-4,972
Greta5,000-4,972
Greta5,088-5,060
Gretta5,102-5,074
Glasscock5,472-5,444
Menefee5,527-5,499
Ward5,638-5,610
41A5,698-5,670
41-A5,800-5,772
98-A6,100-6,072

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,0845,098Perforated
5,6385,644Perforated
5,7205,772Perforated
5,9716,453Open hole

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3751,55917.51,025 S
9.6255,79112.25690 S
4.55,79112.25690 S
9.6255,97112.25690 S
9.625———

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
00May 2, 2018Oct 24, 2017—
00Aug 30, 2012Sep 4, 2011—
00Mar 11, 2010Sep 23, 2009Yes
00Dec 8, 2009——
00Jun 3, 2009Feb 4, 2009—
00Apr 11, 2005Apr 15, 2004Yes
00Jan 13, 2005——
00Jul 21, 2004Feb 4, 2004Yes
00Jun 21, 2004——

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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