TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · VAQUILLAS RANCH L LEASE · API 42-479-37604 · DISTRICT 04
Vaquillas Ranch L #196
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Vaquillas Ranch L #196 (API 42-479-37604) is a well in Webb County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 10, 2000 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2010.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 13, 2000, permitted to 9,160 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 29.8K barrels of oil and 1.43M mcf of gas since December 2000, with no volume in the three years through August 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 Oct 2010 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Sep 13, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,160
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 13, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 10, 2000
- completed
- 29.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · DEC 2000 THROUGH OCT 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 10, 2000
- Shut in
- Nov 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaquillas Ranch L G-4-180533 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 29.8K | 1.43M | Dec 2000 – Oct 2010 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Vaquillas Ranch L
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.Dec 2000 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Oct 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499550-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Sep 13, 2000 | Sep 13, 2000 | Oct 20, 2000 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2000 | Vaquillas Ranch L G-4-180533 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2010 | 9,160 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 598 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE OF LOWER WILCOX | 8,410 | -7,812 |
| Wills Point | 9,010 | -8,412 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,654 | 8,657 | Perforated |
| 8,682 | 8,685 | Perforated |
| 8,741 | 8,749 | Perforated |
| 8,809 | 8,817 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,876 | 12.25 | 639 S |
| 7 | 7,425 | 8.75 | 205 S |
| 4.5 | 9,155 | 6.25 | 197 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 | Apr 4, 2001 | Jan 8, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-479-37604 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-37604 → 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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