WELL · 42-479-38896 · DISTRICT 4
Rancho Blanco #20
Webb County · Rancho Blanco (Lobo) field · Producing · Vertical
Rancho Blanco #20 (API 42-479-38896) is a well in Webb County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed December 15, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 21, 2004, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Zachry Exploration, Ltd. and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Lobo 3, Lobo 6.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Zachry Exploration, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 51 permits on file · (956) 722-5238
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Columbus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Columbus Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Zachry Exploration, Ltd.Oct 21, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 21, 2004
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 881K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 2004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Blanco G-4-205755 | Rancho Blanco (Lobo) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 881K | Dec 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,929 · prior 12 5,534(+7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Zachry Exploration, Ltd.Dec 2004 → Jan 2009
- 2Zachry Exploration, Inc.Feb 2009 → Nov 2009
- 3Zachry Exploration, LLCDec 2009 → Jul 2010
- 4Columbus Energy, LLCAug 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552662-99 | Drill | Zachry Exploration, Ltd. | Oct 21, 2004 | Oct 21, 2004 | — | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-205755 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 409 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo 3 | 7,250 | -6,841 |
| Lobo 6 | 7,410 | -7,001 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,250 | 7,275 | Perforated |
| 7,444 | 7,604 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 903 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 7 | 6,004 | 8.75 | 415 S |
| 4.5 | 7,786 | 6.25 | 350 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 25, 2005 | Dec 27, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-479-38896 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-38896 → 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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