TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA "B" LEASE · API 42-505-32045 · DISTRICT 04
Vela B #2
Zapata County · Roleta (7483) field · Vertical
Vela B #2 (API 42-505-32045) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged July 10, 2012, last operated by EP Energy E&P Company L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 1985, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Txo Production Corp. and has since transferred to EP Energy E&P Company L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Top Of Lo. Queen City, Wilcox, Top Of 7483 Sand.
Its lease has reported 2.77K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by TXO Production Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2024
- Permits on file
- 1,518
- Phone
- (713) 997-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EP Energy E&P Company L.P. |
| Production reports | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Mar 1993 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.Mar 28, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.77K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 10, 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 "B" G-4-116930 | Roleta (7483) | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | 1 | 0 | 2.77K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1993 |
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.
- 1Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270776-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Mar 25, 1985 | Mar 28, 1985 | Apr 20, 1985 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 1985 | Vela B G-4-116930 | Roleta (7483) | EP Energy E&P Company L.P. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityTOP OF QUEEN CITY | 2,710 | -2,385 |
| Top of Lo. Queen City | 4,425 | -4,100 |
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 5,165 | -4,840 |
| Top of 7483 Sand | 7,430 | -7,105 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,392 | 7,411 | Perforated |
| 7,414 | 7,419 | Perforated |
| 7,421 | 7,425 | Perforated |
| 7,454 | 7,460 | Perforated |
| 7,469 | 7,477 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 990 | 12.25 | 385 S |
| 7 | 7,035 | 8.75 | 415 S |
| 4.5 | 7,800 | 6 | 125 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 | Jul 9, 1985 | Jun 21, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 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 42-505-32045 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32045 → 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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