TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33223 · DISTRICT 04
Vela J. M. #11
Zapata County · Laredo S. (Wilcox 5500) field · Vertical
Vela J. M. #11 (API 42-505-33223) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged September 16, 2004, last operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 2001, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway.
Its 2 leases have reported 324 barrels of oil and 1.23M mcf of gas since November 1994, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 9,293
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through Aug 2004 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Dec 13, 2001 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 2001
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 2001
- completed
- 324
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1994 THROUGH Aug 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 16, 2004
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, J. M. G-4-186962 | Laredo, S. (Wilcox 5500) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 0 | 5.98K | Dec 2001 – Aug 2004 |
| Vela, J. M. G-4-152395 | Bashara-Hereford (7300) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 1 | 324 | 1.22M | Nov 1994 – Dec 2001 |
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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Nov 1994 → Aug 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516098-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Dec 13, 2001 | Dec 13, 2001 | Dec 18, 2001 | 8,100 |
| 426105-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Oct 10, 1994 | Jul 21, 1994 | Oct 22, 1994 | 10,000 |
| 426105-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jul 21, 1994 | Jul 21, 1994 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2001 | Vela J. M. G-4-186962 | Laredo S. (Wilcox 5500) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Nov 16, 1994 | Vela J. M. G-4-152395 | Bashara-Hereford (7300) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 390 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,526 | 6,540 | Perforated |
| 6,543 | 6,547 | Perforated |
| 8,148 | 8,154 | Perforated |
| 8,174 | 8,188 | Perforated |
| 8,254 | 8,264 | Perforated |
| 8,284 | 8,288 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 990 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 6,432 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 2.875 | 9,569 | 6.125 | 550 S |
| 2.875 | 9,569 | 7 | 550 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 19, 2002 | Feb 5, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1995 | Nov 30, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-505-33223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33223 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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