WELL · 42-505-32938 · DISTRICT 4
Vela-Cuellar #4
Zapata County · Zapata (4700) field · Vertical
Vela-Cuellar #4 (API 42-505-32938) is a well in Zapata County operated by Bellwether Exploration Company, completed November 26, 1994.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1992 and 1999, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, 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 | Torch Operating Companythrough Nov 1995 |
| 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.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 1994
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela-Cuellar G-4-147848 | LA Rica (Wilcox "B") | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Vela-Cuellar G-4-176969 | Zapata (Reklaw 4300) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Vela-Cuellar G-4-152938 | Zapata (4700) | Bellwether Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 58.6K | Nov 1994 – Dec 1999 |
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.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyDec 1994 → Nov 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488702-99 | Recompletion | Bellwether Exploration Company | Oct 20, 1999 | Oct 20, 1999 | Nov 15, 1999 | 8,650 |
| 425893-98 | Recompletion | Torch Operating Company | Feb 10, 1995 | Jul 15, 1994 | Nov 9, 1994 | 9,500 |
| 425893-99 | Recompletion | Torch Operating Company | Jul 15, 1994 | Jul 15, 1994 | — | 9,500 |
| 404409-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Nov 9, 1992 | Oct 8, 1992 | Oct 20, 1992 | 9,500 |
| 404409-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Oct 8, 1992 | Oct 8, 1992 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-147848 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-152938 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-176969 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 372 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,825 | -1,453 |
| Wilcox | 4,400 | -4,028 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 6,300 | -5,928 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,724 | 3,804 | Perforated |
| 4,665 | 4,674 | Perforated |
| 4,798 | 4,856 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,013 | 12.25 | 398 S |
| 9.625 | 1,014 | 12.25 | 398 S |
| 7 | 6,390 | 8.75 | 362 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 28, 2000 | May 1, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1995 | Jan 19, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 22, 1994 | Jan 25, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-505-32938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32938 → 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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