WELL · 42-505-33297 · DISTRICT 4
Cuellar J. V. #5
Zapata County · LA Rica (Wilcox Lower) field · Producing · Vertical
Cuellar J. V. #5 (API 42-505-33297) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 18, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 5, 1995, permitted to 7,700 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Wills Point.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; 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 | Transtexas Gas CorporationApr 5, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 1995
- last permit issued
- May 18, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.73M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuellar, J. V. G-4-154449 | LA Rica (Wilcox, Lower) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.73M | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 19,716 · prior 12 20,689(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationMay 1995 → Jun 1996
- 2Houston Exploration Company, TheJul 1996 → Jun 2007
- 3Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Dec 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434562-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Apr 5, 1995 | Apr 5, 1995 | Apr 12, 1995 | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-154449 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 383 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 4,450 | -4,067 |
| WilcoxBASE LOWER WILCOX | 6,250 | -5,867 |
| Wills PointTOP WILLS POINT | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,946 | 7,170 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 750 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 6,599 | 8.75 | 345 S |
| 2.875 | 7,699 | 6.125 | 295 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 | Oct 4, 1995 | Jun 1, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 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 42-505-33297 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33297 → 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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