WELL · 42-479-38262 · DISTRICT 4
Despain Walter 12 #3
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Despain Walter 12 #3 (API 42-479-38262) is a well in Webb County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed January 11, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 2002, permitted to 11,300 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.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,453 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Conocophillips Companythrough Apr 2012 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Nov 14, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 274K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Despain, Walter 12 G-4-193179 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 274K | Jan 2003 – 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.
- 1Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Apr 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525489-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Nov 14, 2002 | Nov 14, 2002 | Dec 12, 2002 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-193179 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 594 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE LOWER WILCOX | 9,450 | -8,856 |
| Wills Point | 10,397 | -9,803 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,212 | 10,224 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 558 | 12.25 | 224 S |
| 7 | 8,838 | 8.75 | 205 S |
| 2.875 | 10,629 | 6.25 | 325 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 | Apr 10, 2003 | Feb 27, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-479-38262 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-38262 → 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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