WELL · 42-479-36448 · DISTRICT 4
Vaquillas Ranch 1631 A #6
Webb County · Directional
Vaquillas Ranch 1631 A #6 (API 42-479-36448) is a permitted well in Webb County filed by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 1997, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Big Blue, Unconformity, Lobo 6.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Apr 15, 1993 · 197 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Three-C Oil and Gasthrough Apr 2023 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonFeb 26, 1997 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 1631 A G-4-157959 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo) | Three-C Oil and Gas | 1 | 0 | 2.58M | Apr 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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonApr 1996 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3United Oil & Minerals L. P.Apr 2002 → Jun 2003
- 4United Resources, LPJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2004 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457779-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Jan 23, 1997 | Feb 26, 1997 | — | 10,000 |
| 445136-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Apr 2, 1996 | Feb 20, 1996 | Mar 6, 1996 | 8,000 |
| 445136-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Feb 23, 1996 | Feb 20, 1996 | — | 9,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-157959 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 540 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Blue | 7,335 | -6,795 |
| Unconformity | 8,360 | -7,820 |
| Lobo 6 | 9,400 | -8,860 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,504 | 8,540 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 537 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 7 | 7,385 | 8.75 | 340 S |
| 2.875 | 9,992 | 6.125 | 500 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 | Jun 11, 1996 | May 17, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-479-36448 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36448 → 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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