WELL · 42-505-32264 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Serapio Heirs B #18
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Producing · Directional
Vela Serapio Heirs B #18 (API 42-505-32264) is a permitted well in Zapata County filed by Enron Oil & Gas Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1990, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Td Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyDec 12, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 1990
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 637K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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, Serapio Heirs "B" G-4-123146 | Roleta (Wilcox, Lower) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 637K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,017 · prior 12 2,738(+47%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMay 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Conoco Inc.Apr 1995 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382141-99 | Other | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Dec 10, 1990 | Dec 12, 1990 | Jan 4, 1991 | 9,200 |
| 323531-99 | Drill | HNG Oil Company | Nov 24, 1986 | Nov 24, 1986 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-123146 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 314 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,739 | -2,425 |
| Wilcox | 5,123 | -4,809 |
| TD Wilcox | 9,500 | -9,186 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,946 | 7,964 | Perforated |
| 8,769 | 8,796 | Perforated |
| 9,179 | 9,195 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,238 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 7 | 7,733 | 8.75 | 530 S |
| 4.5 | 9,494 | 6.25 | 220 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 6, 1993 | May 14, 1993 | — |
| 00 | May 27, 1993 | Apr 30, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jun 3, 1991 | Jan 25, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1987 | Jan 29, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 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 42-505-32264 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32264 → 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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