TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA, SERAPIO HEIRS "A" LEASE · API 42-505-32279 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Serapio Heirs A #20
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Vela Serapio Heirs A #20 (API 42-505-32279) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 27, 1987 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1989, permitted to 9,262 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanySep 20, 1989 |
- 9,262
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 1989
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1987
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 "A" G-4-123750 | Roleta (Wilcox, Lower) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364078-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Sep 18, 1989 | Sep 20, 1989 | — | 8,220 |
| 325446-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jan 14, 1987 | Jan 14, 1987 | — | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1987 | Vela Serapio Heirs A G-4-123750 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 9,262 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 314 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,752 | -2,438 |
| Wilcox | 5,200 | -4,886 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 7,140 | -6,826 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,288 | 8,317 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 945 | 12.25 | 380 S |
| 7 | 7,297 | 8.75 | 360 S |
| 4.5 | 8,698 | 6.25 | 200 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 | May 20, 1987 | Apr 7, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 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 42-505-32279 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32279 → 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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