TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-30288 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Emiliano #1
Zapata County · Volpe (5800) field · Vertical
Vela Emiliano #1 (API 42-505-30288) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged March 24, 1993, last operated by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1989, permitted to 6,768 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Sparta, Queen City, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.
- Based in
- Carthage, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 23, 1998
- Permits on file
- 1,023
- Phone
- (713) 546-4145
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 28, 1989 |
- 6,768
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 7, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 7, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 24, 1993
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 2 leases 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, Emiliano G-4-133013 | Volpe (5800) | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1993 |
| — G-4-107690 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364522-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | Sep 28, 1989 | Sep 28, 1989 | — | 6,768 |
| 212718-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Sep 14, 1983 | Sep 15, 1983 | — | 6,768 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 1989 | Vela Emiliano G-4-133013 | Volpe (5800) | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | Plugged | — |
| Sep 25, 1983 | Vela Emiliano G-4-107690 | Volpe (6060) | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | Plugged | — |
| — | Vela Emiliano G-4-61438 | Volpe (6550) | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 461 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 1,745 | -1,284 |
| Queen City | 2,296 | -1,835 |
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 4,330 | -3,869 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,832 | 5,838 | Perforated |
| 6,068 | 6,082 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 567 | 15 | 360 S |
| 7 | 5,189 | 9.875 | 525 S |
| 2.875 | 6,760 | 6.25 | 510 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 | Feb 12, 1990 | Dec 18, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 12, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 3, 1975 | — |
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 42-505-30288 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-30288 → 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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