WELL · 42-505-32540 · DISTRICT 4
Vasquez-Uribe a Gas Unit #1
Zapata County · LA Rica (Wilcox Lower) field · Vertical
Vasquez-Uribe A Gas Unit #1 (API 42-505-32540) is a well in Zapata County operated by Torch Operating Company, completed June 12, 1989.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 1997, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Lwr Wilcox, Td Cretaceous.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2001 · 234 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Torch Operating Company |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | Torch Operating CompanyFeb 6, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 1989
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasquez - Uribe "a" Gas Unit G-4-161947 | LA Rica (Wilcox, Lower "V") | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 728K | Feb 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Vasquez-Uribe "a" Gas Unit G-4-131333 | LA Rica (Wilcox, Lower) | Torch Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 709K | Jan 1993 – May 1997 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Torch Operating CompanyApr 1994 → Aug 1997
- 3Bellwether Exploration CompanySep 1997 → Aug 2000
- 4Bison Energy Partners, Inc.Oct 2000 → Aug 2001
- 5Bison Energy Partners, Ltd.Sep 2001 → Apr 2002
- 6White Oak Operating Company LLCMay 2002 → Apr 2003
- 7Laredo Energy, LPMay 2003 → Oct 2003
- 8Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 2003 → Aug 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458320-99 | Recompletion | Torch Operating Company | Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 13, 1997 | 10,900 |
| 356939-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Apr 27, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | — | 12,000 |
| 356939-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 13, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-131333 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-161947 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 387 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,995 | -1,608 |
| Wilcox | 4,532 | -4,145 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 6,500 | -6,113 |
| LWR Wilcox | 6,500 | -6,113 |
| TD Cretaceous | 10,800 | -10,413 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,278 | 7,286 | Perforated |
| 7,546 | 7,574 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,304 | 12.25 | 435 S |
| 7 | 6,995 | 8.75 | 480 S |
| 5 | 9,343 | 6.25 | 300 S |
| 2.875 | 10,898 | 4.125 | 176 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 | Apr 30, 1997 | Apr 14, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Apr 1, 1997 | Mar 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1989 | Jun 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-505-32540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32540 → 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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