TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA ESTATE LEASE · API 42-505-31672 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Estate #1
Zapata County · Roleta (7483) field · Vertical
Vela Estate #1 (API 42-505-31672) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged June 27, 2012, last operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 25, 1983, permitted to 8,526 ft.
It was permitted by Spg Exploration, Corp. and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Reklaw, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by SPG Exploration, Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 10, 2024
- Permits on file
- 13,061
- Phone
- (405) 935-3100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Mar 2009 |
| Latest permit | SPG Exploration, Corp.May 25, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,526
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 25, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 14, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 495K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 14, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 27, 2012
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 Estate G-4-111624 | Roleta (7483) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 495K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2012 |
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.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 1997 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Apr 2002
- 4Legend Natural Gas, LPMay 2002 → Aug 2004
- 5Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2004 → Mar 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196263-99 | Drill | SPG Exploration, Corp. | Jul 26, 1984 | May 25, 1983 | Jun 23, 1983 | 8,526 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1984 | Vela Estate G-4-111624 | Roleta (7483) | Chesapeake Operating Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 359 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,055 | -1,696 |
| Reklaw | 4,110 | -3,751 |
| Wilcox | 4,850 | -4,491 |
| WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX | 5,260 | -4,901 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 6,110 | -5,751 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,727 | 7,747 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 650 | 14.75 | 425 sx |
| 7.625 | 6,528 | 9.875 | 430 sx |
| 5 | 7,905 | 6.75 | 125 sx |
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 6, 1984 | Jul 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1984 | Jul 25, 1984 | — |
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 42-505-31672 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31672 → 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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