TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · DIX RANCH A-1768 LEASE · API 42-479-36594 · DISTRICT 04
Dix Ranch A-1768 #2
Webb County · Dix Ranch (Lower Wilcox Lobo) field · Producing · Directional
Dix Ranch A-1768 #2 (API 42-479-36594) is a well in Webb County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed January 17, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 22, 1996, permitted to 8,508 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Base Of Lwr Wilcox, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 12.5K barrels of oil and 808K mcf of gas since January 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Nov 22, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,508
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 1997
- completed
- 12.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 808K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dix Ranch A-1768 G-4-162538 | Dix Ranch (Lower Wilcox Lobo) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 12.5K | 808K | Jan 1997 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,088 · prior 12 6,135(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1997 → Nov 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455534-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Nov 22, 1996 | Nov 22, 1996 | Dec 6, 1996 | 8,820 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 1997 | Dix Ranch A-1768 G-4-162538 | Dix Ranch (Lower Wilcox Lobo) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 8,508 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 501 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE OF LOWER WILCOX | 7,130 | -6,629 |
| Base of LWR Wilcox | 7,130 | -6,629 |
| Wills Point | 8,220 | -7,719 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,488 | 7,494 | Perforated |
| 7,990 | 8,000 | Perforated |
| 8,074 | 8,081 | Perforated |
| 8,090 | 8,094 | Perforated |
| 8,132 | 8,138 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 522 | 12.25 | 255 S |
| 7 | 6,741 | 8.75 | 1,167 S |
| 2.875 | 8,483 | 6.25 | 820 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 13, 1997 | Jul 29, 1997 | — |
| 00 | May 1, 1997 | Feb 3, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 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 42-479-36594 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36594 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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