WELL · 42-479-36517 · DISTRICT 4
Vaquillas Ranch 1631A #8
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Vaquillas Ranch 1631a #8 (API 42-479-36517) is a well in Webb County operated by Three-C Oil And Gas, completed September 11, 1996 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued June 14, 1996, permitted to 8,450 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston and has since transferred to Three-C Oil And Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Big Blue, Base Lwr Wilcox, Wills Point.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Hebbronville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (361) 231-2638
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Three-C Oil and Gas |
| Production reports | Forest Oil Corporationthrough Oct 2007 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJun 14, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,450
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 14, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 11, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.85M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 11, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 1631A G-4-160974 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo) | Three-C Oil and Gas | 1 | 0 | 5.85M | Sep 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. - HoustonSep 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 → Oct 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449152-97 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Jul 19, 1996 | Jun 14, 1996 | Aug 2, 1996 | 8,450 |
| 449152-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Jun 21, 1996 | Jun 14, 1996 | — | 8,450 |
| 449152-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Jun 11, 1996 | Jun 14, 1996 | — | 8,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-160974 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 552 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Blue | 7,290 | -6,738 |
| Base LWR Wilcox | 8,720 | -8,168 |
| Wills PointTOP WILLS POINT | 10,608 | -10,056 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,025 | 9,027 | Perforated |
| 10,135 | 10,160 | Perforated |
| 10,180 | 10,182 | Perforated |
| 10,258 | 10,286 | Perforated |
| 10,497 | 10,499 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 530 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 7 | 7,552 | 8.75 | 310 S |
| 2.875 | 10,937 | 6.25 | 610 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 | Jan 22, 2003 | Dec 5, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1997 | Sep 23, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 7, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-479-36517 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36517 → 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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