TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA-ALEXANDER GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-505-33247 · DISTRICT 04
Vela-Alexander Gas Unit #1
Zapata County · Bashara-Hereford (7300) field · Producing · Directional
Vela-Alexander Gas Unit #1 (API 42-505-33247) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 31, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 8, 1994, permitted to 9,832 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including T/Wilcox, Wilcox, L. Wilcox, T/Lower Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 1.74K barrels of oil and 4.96M mcf of gas since May 1995, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Sep 8, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,832
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 31, 1995
- completed
- 1.74K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.96M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1995 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 31, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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-Alexander Gas Unit G-4-154846 | Bashara-Hereford (7300) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 1.74K | 4.96M | May 1995 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 34,236 · prior 12 35,348(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 1995 → Aug 2014
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427846-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Apr 13, 1995 | Sep 8, 1994 | May 1, 1995 | 10,000 |
| 427846-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Sep 8, 1994 | Sep 8, 1994 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1995 | Vela-Alexander Gas Unit G-4-154846 | Bashara-Hereford (7300) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,832 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 420 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Wilcox | 3,800 | -3,380 |
| Wilcox | 3,800 | -3,380 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 7,610 | -7,190 |
| L. Wilcox | 7,610 | -7,190 |
| T/Lower Wilcox | 7,610 | -7,190 |
| Wills Point | 8,650 | -8,230 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,031 | 8,112 | Perforated |
| 8,154 | 8,156 | Perforated |
| 8,416 | 8,448 | Perforated |
| 8,416 | 8,548 | Perforated |
| 8,494 | 8,498 | Perforated |
| 8,504 | 8,510 | Perforated |
| 8,528 | 8,534 | Perforated |
| 8,540 | 8,548 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,033 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 6,389 | 8.75 | 390 S |
| 4.5 | 8,813 | 6.125 | 300 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 | Dec 12, 1995 | Oct 20, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1995 | Aug 9, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1995 | Jun 19, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 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 42-505-33247 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33247 → 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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