TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-31072 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Serapio Heirs B #1
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Vela Serapio Heirs B #1 (API 42-505-31072) is a permitted well in Zapata County filed by Hilcorp Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 2016, permitted to 8,352 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyAug 3, 2016 |
- 8,352
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 2016
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 841K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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, Serapio Heirs B G-4-138217 | Roleta (Wilcox, Lower) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 841K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-4-85167 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Conoco Inc.Apr 1995 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 817385-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Jul 28, 2016 | Aug 3, 2016 | — | 8,352 |
| 387135-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Apr 24, 1991 | Apr 24, 1991 | Apr 30, 1991 | 8,260 |
| 43251-99 | Drill | HNG Oil Company | Feb 27, 1979 | Feb 27, 1979 | Mar 11, 1979 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Vela Serapio Heirs B G-4-138217 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2016 | 8,352 |
| May 17, 1979 | Vela Serapio Heirs B G-4-85167 | Roleta (8150) | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 348 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,625 | -2,277 |
| Wilcox | 5,120 | -4,772 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,614 | 7,646 | Perforated |
| 8,269 | 8,288 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,032 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 2.875 | 6,429 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,618 | 8.75 | 1,200 S |
| 2.375 | 7,454 | — | — |
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 | Nov 8, 1995 | Sep 19, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1991 | Jun 20, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1991 | May 24, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 13, 1979 | — |
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 42-505-31072 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31072 → 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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