TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · VERGARA 1659 LEASE · API 42-479-37235 · DISTRICT 04
Vergara 1659 #2
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Directional · Sidetrack
Vergara 1659 #2 (API 42-479-37235) is a well in Webb County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 15, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 22, 1999, permitted to 10,026 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 3.95K barrels of oil and 211K mcf of gas since April 1999, last reporting volume in June 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- 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.Feb 22, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,026
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 1999
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 1999
- completed
- 3.95K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 211K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · APR 1999 THROUGH JUN 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 1999
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2026
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergara 1659 G-4-172962 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 3.95K | 211K | Apr 1999 – Jun 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,327 · prior 12 2,108(-37%)
Wells named Vergara 1659
Hilcorp Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Webb County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Apr 1999 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Jun 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482871-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Conoco Inc. | May 10, 1999 | Feb 22, 1999 | — | 10,600 |
| 482871-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Feb 22, 1999 | Feb 22, 1999 | Mar 13, 1999 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1999 | Vergara 1659 G-4-172962 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing · shut in Jul 1, 2026 | 10,026 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 604 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE OF LOWER WILCOX | 8,797 | -8,193 |
| Wills Point | 9,660 | -9,056 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,460 | 9,630 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,663 | 12.25 | 525 S |
| 7 | 7,787 | 8.75 | 205 S |
| 4.5 | 10,010 | 6.25 | 280 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 | Jun 22, 1999 | May 10, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 8, 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 42-479-37235 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-37235 → 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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