TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · VAQUILLAS RANCH LEASE · API 42-479-35837 · DISTRICT 04
Vaquillas Ranch #17
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Vaquillas Ranch #17 (API 42-479-35837) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged October 16, 2014, last operated by Conocophillips Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 2, 1993, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Conocophillips Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T/Wilcox, B/Wilcox, Wills Point.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 3, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,290
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Conocophillips Company |
| Production reports | Conoco Inc.through Dec 2001 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationJun 2, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 2, 1993
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 171K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Oct 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 16, 2014
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 Ranch G-4-146746 | Vaquillas Ranch (Wilcox 11,100) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 0 | 171K | Sep 1993 – Oct 2014 |
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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationSep 1993 → May 1997
- 2Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412372-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Oct 6, 1993 | Jun 2, 1993 | Jun 15, 1993 | 12,500 |
| 412372-99 | Drill | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Jun 2, 1993 | Jun 2, 1993 | — | 12,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1993 | Vaquillas Ranch G-4-146746 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 686 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Wilcox | 6,260 | -5,574 |
| B/Wilcox | 7,927 | -7,241 |
| Wills Point | 12,200 | -11,514 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,387 | 11,444 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 776 | 12.25 | 320 S |
| 7 | 8,600 | 8.75 | 265 S |
| 2.875 | 12,451 | 50.333 | 895 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 | Nov 12, 1993 | Sep 23, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-479-35837 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-35837 → 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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