WELL · 42-505-33105 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Estate #10
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Producing · Directional
Vela Estate #10 (API 42-505-33105) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 30, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 29, 1993, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, 8150 Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amax Oil & Gas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Oct 29, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 29, 1993
- last permit issued
- Mar 30, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 30, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 Estate G-4-148956 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.18M | Jan 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,485 · prior 12 1,156(+28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1994 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Apr 2002
- 3Legend Natural Gas, LPMay 2002 → Aug 2004
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 2004 → Jul 2014
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417245-99 | Drill | Amax Oil & Gas Inc. | Oct 19, 1993 | Oct 29, 1993 | Nov 25, 1993 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-148956 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 349 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,470 | -2,121 |
| WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX | 5,265 | -4,916 |
| 8150 Sand | 7,675 | -7,326 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,685 | 7,704 | Perforated |
| 7,939 | 8,115 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 669 | 14.75 | 360 S |
| 7.625 | 7,199 | 9.875 | 1,200 S |
| 2.875 | 8,472 | 6.5 | 360 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 | Mar 12, 2007 | Jul 24, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1994 | Feb 9, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 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 42-505-33105 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33105 → 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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