TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · VAQUILLAS RANCH L LEASE · API 42-479-37147 · DISTRICT 04
Vaquillas Ranch L #171
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Vaquillas Ranch L #171 (API 42-479-37147) is a well in Webb County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 15, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2010.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 5, 1998, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 166K barrels of oil and 4.12M mcf of gas since December 1998, with no volume in the three years through 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 Jun 2010 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Nov 5, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 1998
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1998
- completed
- 166K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1998 THROUGH Jun 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1998
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaquillas Ranch L G-4-171773 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 166K | 4.12M | Dec 1998 – Jun 2010 |
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.Dec 1998 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Jun 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480677-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Nov 5, 1998 | Nov 5, 1998 | Nov 14, 1998 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 1998 | Vaquillas Ranch L G-4-171773 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2010 | 9,200 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 589 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE OF LOWER WILCOX | 8,385 | -7,796 |
| Wills Point | 8,945 | -8,356 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,400 | 8,444 | Perforated |
| 8,592 | 8,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,545 | 12.25 | 493 S |
| 7 | 7,443 | 8.75 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 9,200 | 6.25 | 195 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 | Feb 25, 1999 | Jan 11, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-479-37147 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-37147 → 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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