WELL · 42-505-32655 · DISTRICT 4
Vela-Cuellar #3
Zapata County · LA Rica (Wilcox Lower V ) field · Vertical
Vela-Cuellar #3 (API 42-505-32655) is a well in Zapata County operated by Bellwether Exploration Company, completed June 1, 1990.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 1999, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Zapata, Se (Wilcox).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Bellwether Exploration Company
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 11, 2002 · 61 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bellwether Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Jun 2004 |
| Latest permit | Bellwether Exploration CompanyJul 27, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 345K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1990
- 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-Cuellar G-4-175333 | Zapata, SE. (Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 35.9K | Nov 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Vela-Cuellar G-4-135635 | LA Rica (Wilcox, Lower "V") | Bellwether Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 309K | Jan 1993 – May 2000 |
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 → Nov 1999
- 4White Oak Operating Company LLCFeb 2003 → Apr 2003
- 5Laredo Energy, LPMay 2003 → Oct 2003
- 6Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 2003 → Jun 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486195-99 | Recompletion | Bellwether Exploration Company | Jul 27, 1999 | Jul 27, 1999 | Aug 3, 1999 | 10,750 |
| 370880-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Apr 6, 1990 | Mar 12, 1990 | — | 11,000 |
| 370880-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 12, 1990 | Mar 12, 1990 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-135635 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-175333 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 362 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,918 | -1,556 |
| Wilcox | 4,483 | -4,121 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 6,490 | -6,128 |
| Zapata, SE (Wilcox) | 9,807 | -9,445 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,021 | 7,038 | Perforated |
| 9,789 | 9,807 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,320 | 12.25 | 435 S |
| 7 | 6,700 | 8.75 | 615 S |
| 2.875 | 10,038 | 6.25 | 730 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 | Jan 31, 2000 | Dec 20, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1990 | Sep 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-505-32655 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32655 → 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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