WELL · 42-505-31498 · DISTRICT 4
LA Perla #41
Zapata County · LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
La Perla #41 (API 42-505-31498) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 6, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1997, permitted to 9,921 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Of Lwr Wilcox, Wills Point.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 | Conoco Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Aug 4, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,921
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 4, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 6, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 645K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 6, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Perla G-4-163917 | LA Perla Ranch (Lobo 8400) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 456K | Jul 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| LA Perla G-4-102713 | LA Perla Ranch (Lobo 8600) | Conoco Inc. | 1 | 0 | 189K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,434 · prior 12 7,002(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Transtexas Gas CorporationAug 1993 → May 1997
- 3Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 2002
- 4Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465611-99 | Recompletion | Conoco Inc. | Jul 29, 1997 | Aug 4, 1997 | Jun 16, 1997 | 9,221 |
| 151432-99 | Drill | GHR Energy Corp. | Feb 12, 1982 | Feb 12, 1982 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1997 | LA Perla G-4-163917 | LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,921 |
| May 20, 1982 | LA Perla G-4-102713 | LA Perla Ranch (Lobo 8600) | Conoco Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 436 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base of LWR Wilcox | 8,440 | -8,004 |
| Wills Point | 9,090 | -8,654 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,480 | 8,499 | Perforated |
| 8,628 | 9,032 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 633 | 14.75 | 512 S |
| 7.625 | 6,970 | 9.875 | 700 S |
| 2.875 | 8,490 | — | — |
| 5 | 9,300 | 6.75 | 360 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 | Aug 26, 1997 | Jul 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 28, 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 42-505-31498 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31498 → 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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