WELL · 42-505-31105 · DISTRICT 4
Vela, J. M. #4
Zapata County · Vertical
Vela, J. M. #4 (API 42-505-31105) is a permitted well in Zapata County filed by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 2000, permitted to 9,850 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 9,293
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through May 1993 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Aug 31, 2000 |
- 9,850
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 2000
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2006
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, J. M. G-4-85283 | Laredo (Lobo) | Ricochet Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 35.1K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2006 |
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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498897-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Aug 25, 2000 | Aug 31, 2000 | — | 8,000 |
| 51689-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Jun 27, 1979 | Jun 27, 1979 | Jul 3, 1979 | 9,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-85283 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,320 | 8,341 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,004 | 13.5 | 550 S |
| 7.625 | 6,567 | 9.875 | 650 S |
| 2 | 8,200 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,500 | 6.75 | 430 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 30, 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 42-505-31105 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31105 → 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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