WELL · 42-505-31188 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Gas Unit #1
Zapata County · Roleta (8150) field · Vertical
Vela Gas Unit #1 (API 42-505-31188) is a well in Zapata County operated by Mormac Energy Corporation, completed May 26, 1980.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1983, permitted to 8,750 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 15, 1984 · 22 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mormac Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Proline Energy Resources Incthrough May 2021 |
| Latest permit | Mormac Energy CorporationMar 2, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,750
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 1983
- last permit issued
- May 26, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 621K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 26, 1980
- 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 Gas Unit G-4-105009 | Roleta (7483) | Proline Energy Resources Inc | 1 | 0 | 621K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Edwards, Gus Co.Jan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2JN Exploration & Production LPAug 1995 → Oct 2000
- 3Swift Energy CompanyNov 2000 → Oct 2002
- 4Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Nov 2002 → Apr 2018
- 5Proline Energy Resources IncMay 2018 → May 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191988-99 | Recompletion | Mormac Energy Corporation | Mar 2, 1983 | Mar 2, 1983 | — | 8,750 |
| 72280-99 | Drill | Mormac Oil & Gas Co. | Feb 11, 1980 | Feb 11, 1980 | Mar 29, 1980 | 8,510 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-105009 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,670 | 7,692 | Perforated |
| 8,253 | 8,345 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,120 | 14.75 | 670 S |
| 7.625 | 6,620 | 9.875 | 1,415 S |
| 2.375 | 7,585 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 8,183 | — | — |
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 | Mar 11, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 2, 1980 | — |
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 42-505-31188 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31188 → 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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