WELL · 42-479-36495 · DISTRICT 4
Vaquillas Ranch L #140
Webb County · Benavides (Lobo Cons.) field · Vertical
Vaquillas Ranch L #140 (API 42-479-36495) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged October 31, 2014, last operated by Conocophillips Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 7, 1996, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Conocophillips Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Wills Point.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; 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 Oct 2002 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.May 7, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 7, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 8, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 362K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Oct 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 8, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 31, 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 "L" G-4-159239 | Contrary (Lobo) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 0 | 362K | Jun 1996 – 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.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jun 1996 → Oct 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447738-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | May 2, 1996 | May 7, 1996 | May 14, 1996 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-159239 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 584 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE OF LOWER WILCOX | 8,362 | -7,778 |
| Wills Point | 9,110 | -8,526 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,877 | 8,881 | Perforated |
| 8,885 | 8,891 | Perforated |
| 8,956 | 8,972 | Perforated |
| 9,043 | 9,064 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 520 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 7 | 7,510 | 8.75 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 9,348 | 6.25 | 585 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 | Sep 17, 1996 | Jul 11, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Aug 19, 1996 | Jun 20, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 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 42-479-36495 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36495 → 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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