WELL · 42-505-32867 · DISTRICT 4
Vasquez-Sharp-Anders Gas Unit #1
Zapata County · LA Rica (Wilcox B ) field · Vertical
Vasquez-Sharp-Anders Gas Unit #1 (API 42-505-32867) is a well in Zapata County operated by Torch Operating Company, completed June 8, 1992.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1992 and 1999, permitted to 7,464 ft.
It was permitted by Bellwether Exploration Company and has since transferred to Torch Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Lwr Wilcox, Zapata (Reklaw 4300).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bellwether Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 Oct 2007 |
| Latest permit | Bellwether Exploration CompanyOct 20, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,464
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jun 8, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 270K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 8, 1992
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasquez-Sharp-Anders Gas Unit G-4-175337 | Zapata (Reklaw 4300) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 8.3K | Nov 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Vasquez-Sharp-Anders Gas Unit G-4-163761 | Cinco de Mayo (4700) | Bellwether Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 34.5K | Jul 1997 – Nov 1999 |
| Vasquez-Sharp-Anders Gas Unit G-4-141863 | LA Rica (Wilcox "B") | Torch Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 227K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1998 |
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 → Jan 2000
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 2006 → Oct 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488703-99 | Recompletion | Bellwether Exploration Company | Oct 20, 1999 | Oct 20, 1999 | Nov 1, 1999 | 7,464 |
| 463892-99 | Recompletion | Torch Operating Company | Jun 17, 1997 | Jun 17, 1997 | Jun 17, 1997 | 7,464 |
| 397218-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 4, 1992 | Mar 4, 1992 | Mar 13, 1992 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-141863 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-163761 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-175337 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 341 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 170 | 171 |
| Queen City | 1,770 | -1,429 |
| Wilcox | 4,400 | -4,059 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 6,400 | -6,059 |
| LWR Wilcox | 6,400 | -6,059 |
| Zapata (Reklaw 4300) | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,730 | 3,748 | Perforated |
| 3,792 | 3,800 | Perforated |
| 4,594 | 4,604 | Perforated |
| 4,794 | 4,820 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 700 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 6,588 | 7.875 | 1,445 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 | Jun 19, 2000 | Dec 20, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 11, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1997 | Aug 4, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1992 | Jun 24, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-505-32867 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32867 → 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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