TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA, ROBERTO 640 ACRE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-505-31909 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Roberto 640 Acre Gas Unit #2
Zapata County · Comitas S. (Wilcox Consol.) field · Vertical
Vela Roberto 640 Acre Gas Unit #2 (API 42-505-31909) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged July 5, 2012, last operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 24, 1984, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pennzoil Producing CO. and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Crockett, Queen City, 8150', 8700'.
Its lease has reported 11 barrels of oil and 166K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pennzoil Producing Co.; 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 Apr 1995 |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Producing Co.Sep 24, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 8, 1984
- completed
- 11
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 166K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 8, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 5, 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, Roberto 640 Acre Gas Unit G-4-114510 | Comitas, S. (Wilcox Consol.) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 11 | 166K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1995 |
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 → Apr 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252324-99 | Drill | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Sep 4, 1984 | Sep 24, 1984 | Oct 14, 1984 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 1984 | Vela Roberto 640 Acre Gas Unit G-4-114510 | Comitas S. (Wilcox Consol.) | Chesapeake Operating Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Crockett | 2,330 | -1,880 |
| Queen City | 3,040 | -2,590 |
| 8150' | 8,100 | -7,650 |
| 8700' | 8,712 | -8,262 |
| 8850' | 8,900 | -8,450 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,708 | 8,732 | Perforated |
| 8,712 | 8,736 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,150 | 17.5 | 970 S |
| 9.625 | 6,150 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 2.875 | 9,848 | 8.5 | 1,350 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 10, 1994 | Oct 4, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1985 | Dec 19, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1985 | Dec 8, 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 42-505-31909 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31909 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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