WELL · 42-361-30719 · DISTRICT 3
Vastar 1A Unit #1A
Orange County · Big Thicket (Yegua EY) field · Shut IN · Directional
Vastar 1a Unit #1A (API 42-361-30719) is a well in Orange County operated by Southcoast Production Inc, completed August 3, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1996 and 1997, permitted to 11,679 ft.
It was permitted by Ballard Exploration Company,Inc. and has since transferred to Southcoast Production Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yegua, Ey Marker, Low Yegua Ey Sand, Low Yegua Ey Sd..
Its 2 leases have reported 20.9K barrels of oil and 5.5M mcf of gas since August 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ballard Exploration Company,inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · (832) 283-7042
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southcoast Production Inc |
| Production reports | Southcoast Production Incthrough Jul 2022 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Apr 9, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,679
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 3, 1996
- completed
- 20.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 3, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vastar 1A Unit G-3-162888 | Big Thicket (Upper Yegua EY) | Southcoast Production Inc | 1 | 0 | 5.47M | Mar 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Vastar 1A Unit O-3-23141 | Big Thicket (Yegua EY) | Southcoast Production Inc | 1 | 20.9K | 29.7K | Aug 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Aug 1996 → Nov 2004
- 2White Oak Operating Company LLCDec 2004 → Mar 2014
- 3Foundation Energy Management LLCApr 2014 → Feb 2018
- 4Five-Jab, Inc.Mar 2018 → Mar 2018
- 5Southcoast Production IncNov 2021 → Jul 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460937-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Apr 9, 1997 | Apr 9, 1997 | Mar 25, 1997 | 11,679 |
| 446939-97 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Aug 6, 1996 | Apr 12, 1996 | — | 11,679 |
| 446939-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jun 13, 1996 | Apr 12, 1996 | Jun 16, 1996 | 11,500 |
| 446939-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Apr 12, 1996 | Apr 12, 1996 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-162888 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23141 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 16 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,335 | 10,345 | Perforated |
| 11,000 | 11,010 | Perforated |
| 12,147 | 12,150 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,905 | 17.5 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | 9,816 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 10,057 | 12.25 | 325 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 11, 2008 | Jul 10, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 2006 | May 22, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1997 | Apr 11, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 29, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1997 | Sep 2, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-361-30719 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30719 → scanned completion filings
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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