WELL · 42-505-31928 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Humberto Jr #1
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Vertical
Vela Humberto JR #1 (API 42-505-31928) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged September 20, 1996, last operated by Continental Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 5, 1984, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Hopson, Fred S. and has since transferred to Continental Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hopson, Fred S.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 68 permits on file · (713) 209-1110
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Continental Operating Co. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Hopson, Fred S.Oct 5, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 5, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 20, 1996
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, Humberto Jr G-4-117240 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Continental Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1996 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253769-99 | Drill | Hopson, Fred S. | Jun 25, 1985 | Oct 5, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-117240 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 317 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,200 | -2,883 |
| WilcoxUPPER WILCOX | 6,970 | -6,653 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 8,762 | -8,445 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,576 | 8,611 | Perforated |
| 8,764 | 8,776 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,002 | 14.75 | 586 S |
| 7.625 | 6,742 | 8.75 | 320 S |
| 4.5 | 8,964 | 6.75 | 300 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 | Jul 30, 1985 | Feb 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-505-31928 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31928 → 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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