WELL · 42-479-40465 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Unit #1
Webb County · Horizontal
Vela Unit #1 (API 42-479-40465) is a permitted horizontal well in Webb County filed by Rosetta Resources Operating LP; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2008 and 2014, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Lobo, Midway, Navarro, Olmos.
Operator of record
Rosetta Resources Operating LP
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,218
- Phone
- (210) 384-3200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Rosetta Resources Operating LPAug 5, 2014 |
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 2014
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2009 THROUGH Jul 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela G-4-249191 | Wildcat | Pursuit Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2009 – Jul 2019 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 790903-99 | Recompletion | Rosetta Resources Operating LP | Jul 2, 2014 | Aug 5, 2014 | — | 13,500 |
| 689641-99 | Recompletion | Rosetta Resources Operating LP | Jan 12, 2010 | Jan 14, 2010 | — | 12,000 |
| 675675-99 | Drill | Rosetta Resources Operating LP | Dec 1, 2008 | Dec 4, 2008 | Dec 30, 2008 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-249191 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 605 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo | 4,540 | -3,935 |
| Midway | 5,070 | -4,465 |
| Navarro | 5,530 | -4,925 |
| Olmos | 6,135 | -5,530 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,875 | -6,270 |
| Eagle Ford | 10,350 | -9,745 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,130 | 12.25 | 1,365 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 | Sep 1, 2009 | Mar 26, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 13, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-479-40465 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-40465 → 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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