WELL · 42-505-32262 · DISTRICT 4
Vela C #1
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Vertical
Vela C #1 (API 42-505-32262) is a well in Zapata County operated by Prize Operating Company, completed May 4, 1991.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1999, permitted to 10,200 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Grapevine, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 29, 2015
- Permits on file
- 129
- Phone
- (817) 424-0454
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prize Operating Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Prize Operating CompanyOct 11, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 1999
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.01M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela "C" G-4-175460 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 540K | Dec 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Vela "C" G-4-124065 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Prize Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 471K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2000 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,998 · prior 12 1,844(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Bridge Oil Company, L. P.Jul 1993 → Sep 1994
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.POct 1994 → Jan 1995
- 4Parker & Parsley Producing L.P.Feb 1995 → Oct 1997
- 5Pioneer Resources Producing, L.PNov 1997 → Jun 1999
- 6Prize Operating CompanyJul 1999 → Mar 2002
- 7Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Nov 2002
- 8Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Dec 2002 → Sep 2007
- 9Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 10EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 11EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 12Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 13Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488278-99 | Recompletion | Prize Operating Company | Oct 7, 1999 | Oct 11, 1999 | Nov 16, 1999 | 9,817 |
| 322993-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Nov 12, 1986 | Nov 17, 1986 | — | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-124065 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-175460 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 329 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,415 | -2,086 |
| Queen CityTOP OF QUEEN CITY | 2,415 | -2,086 |
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 5,298 | -4,969 |
| Wilcox | 5,298 | -4,969 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,576 | 7,608 | Perforated |
| 8,573 | 8,604 | Perforated |
| 9,186 | 9,280 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,000 | 13.75 | 605 S |
| 7 | 7,218 | 8.75 | 502 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 | Feb 11, 2000 | Jan 6, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1991 | Jun 10, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 1987 | May 13, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-505-32262 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32262 → 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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