TEXAS · WELLS · JIM HOGG COUNTY · VELA, E. LEASE · API 42-247-31970 · DISTRICT 04
Vela E. #2
Jim Hogg County · El Peyote (Wilcox 12400) field · Vertical
Vela E. #2 (API 42-247-31970) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged November 20, 2006, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 9, 1991, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Energy Development Corp. and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Cole Sd., Miranda Sd., Queen City, Bottom Queen City Sd.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energy Development Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,249
- Phone
- (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Energy Development Corp.Dec 9, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 1991
- last permit issued
- Feb 8, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 8, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 20, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela, E. G-4-141796 | El Peyote (Wilcox 12400) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394855-99 | Drill | Energy Development Corp. | Dec 9, 1991 | Dec 9, 1991 | Dec 16, 1991 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 1992 | Vela E. G-4-141796 | El Peyote (Wilcox 12400) | Enervest Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 720 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cole Sd. | 1,518 | -798 |
| Miranda Sd. | 2,268 | -1,548 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY SD | 5,820 | -5,100 |
| Queen CityLOWER QUEEN CITY SD. | 6,345 | -5,625 |
| Bottom Queen City SD | 7,717 | -6,997 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,201 | 17.5 | 855 S |
| 9.625 | 8,511 | 12.25 | 575 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 | Sep 4, 1992 | Aug 10, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-247-31970 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-31970 → 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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