TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA, ROBERTO LEASE · API 42-505-31441 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Roberto #1
Zapata County · Comitas S. (Wilcox Consol.) field · Producing · Vertical
Vela Roberto #1 (API 42-505-31441) is a permitted well in Zapata County filed by Pennzoil Producing CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 16, 1981, permitted to 9,466 ft.
It was permitted by Pennzoil Producing CO. and has since transferred to Millennium Exploration CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Millennium Exploration Co. LLC
Permitted by Pennzoil Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 41
- Phone
- (210) 960-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Millennium Exploration Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Safari Production Company, Inc.through Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Producing Co.Nov 16, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,466
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1981
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.64M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- Apr 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 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, Roberto G-4-97310 | Comitas, S. (Wilcox Consol.) | Millennium Exploration Co. LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.64M | 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.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C.Mar 1999 → Mar 2000
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Sep 2001
- 4Safari Production Company, Inc.Apr 2015 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140746-99 | Drill | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Nov 16, 1981 | Nov 16, 1981 | Nov 21, 1981 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Vela Roberto G-4-97310 | Comitas S. (Wilcox Consol.) | Millennium Exploration Co. LLC | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2016 | 9,466 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,319 | 8,329 | Perforated |
| 8,920 | 8,449 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 681 | 14.75 | 650 S |
| 7.625 | 6,150 | 9.875 | 725 S |
| 2.875 | 9,473 | 6.75 | 910 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 | Jun 5, 1998 | May 18, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 18, 1982 | — |
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 42-505-31441 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31441 → 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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