WELL · 42-239-33581 · DISTRICT 2

West Ranch -A- #601

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Jackson County  · Vertical

West Ranch -A- #601 (API 42-239-33581) is a permitted well in Jackson County filed by Hilcorp Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended 4 times) between 2012 and 2019, permitted to 6,700 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Greta, Gretta - Disposal.

Its 3 leases have reported 15.2M barrels of oil and 5.68M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 622 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 schedulenone
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 5, 2019
6,700
total depth, ft
8
permits on file
Feb 5, 2019
last permit issued
—
completed
15.2M
cumulative oil, bbl
5.68M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
—
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

28.795053, -96.606656

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Jackson County.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 622 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 (41-a/98-a Cons) Unit O-2-11296West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy Company2539.11M7.69KJul 2016 – Jul 2026
West Ranch -A- O-2-10962West Ranch (41-a & 98-a Cons.)Hilcorp Energy Company8251K36.9KFeb 2015 – Mar 2017

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 858,307 · prior 12 963,567(-11%)

050K100K202420252026

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
849425-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyJan 30, 2019Feb 5, 2019Jan 28, 20196,519
832819-98RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyMay 11, 2018Jan 19, 2018—6,519
832819-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyNov 6, 2017Jan 19, 2018—6,519
812716-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyDec 15, 2015Dec 18, 2015Dec 8, 20156,519
741490-96DrillHilcorp Energy CompanyJan 16, 2013Jun 1, 2012Jul 26, 20126,700
741490-97DrillHilcorp Energy CompanyJun 20, 2012Jun 1, 2012—6,700
741490-98DrillHilcorp Energy CompanyJun 4, 2012Jun 1, 2012—6,700
741490-99DrillHilcorp Energy CompanyMay 25, 2012Jun 1, 2012—6,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-2-1656————
—— O-2-10962————
—— O-2-11296————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 30 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Catahoula4,261-4,231
CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL, H2S (CORDE4,261-4,231
Catahoula4,320-4,290
Frio5,000-4,970
FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL5,000-4,970
Frio5,025-4,995
Greta5,100-5,070
Greta5,102-5,072
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,072
Greta5,115-5,085
98-A6,126-6,096
Catahoula——
Frio——
Gretta——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,0805,088Perforated
5,0885,097Perforated
6,1156,157Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6253,16412.51,370 S
5.56,5198.751,155 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 5, 2025Dec 16, 2024—
00Nov 20, 2019Apr 5, 2019—
00May 14, 2019Apr 25, 2019Yes
00Dec 6, 2018Sep 18, 2018Yes
00Jan 12, 2017Apr 20, 2016—
00Nov 10, 2016Apr 20, 2016—
00May 16, 2013Feb 7, 2013Yes

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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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West Ranch -A-42-239-02759

0.1 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,221
Marginulina 50004,979-4,939
Frio5,000-4,960
Greta5,000-4,960
Gretta5,102-5,062
Glasscock5,460-5,420
Ward5,621-5,581

West Ranch -A-42-239-02662

0.1 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,000-3,958
Catahoula4,261-4,219
Frio5,000-4,958
Greta5,100-5,058
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,060
Frio5,115-5,073
98-A6,126-6,084
NO Change—

West Ranch -A-42-239-02679

0.2 KM · Vintage Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,219
Frio5,000-4,958
Greta5,038-4,996
Ward5,630-5,588
41-A5,704-5,662
98-A6,126-6,084
Vanderbilt6,254-6,212

West Ranch -A-42-239-02758

0.2 KM · Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,246
Marginulina4,962-4,947
Frio5,000-4,985
Gretta5,102-5,087
Glasscock5,434-5,419
Menefee5,485-5,470
Ward5,597-5,582

West Ranch -A-42-239-33586

0.2 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula1,650-1,621
Frio5,025-4,996
Greta5,038-5,009
98-A6,126-6,097

West Ranch -A-42-239-33661

0.3 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,234
Frio5,000-4,973
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,075

West Ranch -A-42-239-33763

0.3 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,234
Catahoula4,261-4,234
Greta5,000-4,973
Frio5,000-4,973
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,075
Frio5,102-5,075

West Ranch -A-42-239-33656

0.4 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Catahoula4,261-4,234
Frio5,000-4,973
Gretta - Disposal5,102-5,075

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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