WELL · 42-479-42941 · DISTRICT 4
Vela-Gilpin Unit #1H
Webb County · Owen (Olmos) field · Producing · Horizontal
Vela-Gilpin Unit #1H (API 42-479-42941) is a horizontal well in Webb County operated by Escondido Resources Oper CO LLC, completed August 7, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 17, 2014, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Escondido Resources II, LLC and has since transferred to Escondido Resources Oper CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Wilcox, Navarro, Escondido, Catahoula.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Escondido Resources Oper Co LLC
Permitted by Escondido Resources II, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 162 permits on file · (713) 662-0332
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Escondido Resources Oper Co LLC |
| Production reports | Escondido Resources Oper Co, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Escondido Resources II, LLCJun 17, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 2014
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-Gilpin Unit G-4-276067 | Owen (Olmos) | Escondido Resources Oper Co, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.44M | Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 41,345 · prior 12 42,698(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Escondido Resources II, LLCOct 2014 → Feb 2016
- 2Escondido Resources Oper Co, LLCMar 2016 → Apr 2026
- 3EL Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.Jun 2018 → Sep 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 788701-99 | Drill | Escondido Resources II, LLC | Jun 4, 2014 | Jun 17, 2014 | Jun 19, 2014 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-276067 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 535 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 4,705 | -4,170 |
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 4,898 | -4,363 |
| Navarro | 5,664 | -5,129 |
| Escondido | 5,778 | -5,243 |
| EscondidoESCONDIDO 2 | 5,917 | -5,382 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | — | — |
| Cook Mountain | — | — |
| JacksonJACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | — | — |
| WilcoxWILCOX - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| YeguaYEGUA - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,614 | 7,299 | Perforated |
| 6,614 | 14,464 | Perforated |
| 7,399 | 8,083 | Perforated |
| 8,183 | 8,868 | Perforated |
| 8,968 | 9,652 | Perforated |
| 9,752 | 10,434 | Perforated |
| 10,537 | 11,222 | Perforated |
| 11,318 | 12,006 | Perforated |
| 12,110 | 12,791 | Perforated |
| 12,891 | 13,475 | Perforated |
| 13,468 | 13,525 | Perforated |
| 14,460 | 14,464 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,543 | 11 | 840 S |
| 5.5 | 14,531 | 7.875 | 2,745 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 28, 2015 | Apr 2, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 25, 2015 | Feb 4, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-479-42941 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-42941 → 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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