WELL · 42-479-36250 · DISTRICT 4
Vaquillas 1953A #5
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo) field · Vertical
Vaquillas 1953a #5 (API 42-479-36250) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged August 15, 1995, last operated by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 3, 1995, permitted to 10,300 ft.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 15, 1993
- Permits on file
- 197
- Phone
- (713) 940-4026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJan 3, 1995 |
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 3, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1995 THROUGH Aug 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 15, 1995
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 1953A G-4-154544 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo) | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 1995 – Aug 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431536-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Mar 3, 1995 | Jan 3, 1995 | Mar 12, 1995 | 10,300 |
| 431536-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Jan 3, 1995 | Jan 3, 1995 | — | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-154544 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,875 | 7,881 | Perforated |
| 7,883 | 7,887 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 491 | 12.25 | 260 S |
| 7 | 7,167 | 8.5 | 275 S |
| 2.875 | 9,105 | 6.125 | 450 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 | Oct 5, 1995 | Jun 22, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-479-36250 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36250 → 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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