TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · VAQUILLAS 1646 LEASE · API 42-479-35246 · DISTRICT 04
Vaquillas 1646 #8
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo) field · Producing · Vertical
Vaquillas 1646 #8 (API 42-479-35246) is a permitted well in Webb County filed by Enron Oil & Gas Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 29, 1991, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Three-C Oil And Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Lobo.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Hebbronville, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2023
- Phone
- (361) 231-2638
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Three-C Oil and Gas |
| Production reports | Three-C Oil and Gasthrough Apr 2023 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMay 29, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 29, 1991
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.86M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- May 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaquillas 1646 G-4-139209 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo) | Three-C Oil and Gas | 1 | 0 | 1.86M | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonSep 1994 → Dec 1999
- 3El Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 4United Oil & Minerals L. P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2002
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJun 2005 → Nov 2005
- 6Houston Exploration Company, TheDec 2005 → Jun 2007
- 7Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Jun 2010
- 8Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2010 → Mar 2021
- 9Three-C Oil and GasApr 2021 → Apr 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388399-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | May 29, 1991 | May 29, 1991 | Jun 4, 1991 | 10,490 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Vaquillas 1646 G-4-139209 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo) | Three-C Oil and Gas | Producing · shut in May 1, 2023 | 9,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 576 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,610 | -2,034 |
| Wilcox | 4,990 | -4,414 |
| Lobo | 8,214 | -7,638 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,232 | 8,248 | Perforated |
| 8,450 | 8,478 | Perforated |
| 8,967 | 9,035 | Perforated |
| 8,967 | 9,097 | Perforated |
| 9,080 | 9,097 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 527 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 7 | 7,137 | 8.75 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 9,393 | 6.25 | 220 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 | May 26, 1993 | May 11, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1993 | Jan 11, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1991 | Jul 29, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-479-35246 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-35246 → 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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