WELL · 42-479-33251 · DISTRICT 4
Ross #1
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Wilcox-Lobo 1) field · Vertical
Ross #1 (API 42-479-33251) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged June 12, 2025, last operated by South Texas Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 22, 1982, permitted to 12,101 ft.
It was permitted by Retamco, Inc and has since transferred to South Texas Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Retamco, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 18 permits on file · (210) 827-2509
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | South Texas Operating Company |
| Production reports | South Texas Operating Companythrough May 2020 |
| Latest permit | Retamco, IncFeb 22, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,101
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 378K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 12, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross G-4-101852 | Vaquillas Ranch (Wilcox-Lobo 1) | South Texas Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 378K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2025 |
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.
- 1DML Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Mortimer Exploration CompanyApr 1993 → Sep 2003
- 3Mortimer Production CompanyOct 2003 → May 2007
- 4McDonnold Operating, Inc.Jun 2007 → Mar 2009
- 5South Texas Operating CompanyApr 2009 → May 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151474-99 | Drill | Retamco, Inc | Feb 22, 1982 | Feb 22, 1982 | — | 12,101 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-101852 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,682 | 10,714 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 503 | 14.75 | 500 S |
| 7 | 8,850 | 9.875 | 1,800 S |
| 2.375 | 10,598 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 11,098 | 6.125 | 300 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 8, 1982 | — |
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 42-479-33251 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-33251 → 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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