WELL · 42-505-33421 · DISTRICT 4
Vela A. M. #1
Zapata County · EL Grullo (Wilcox 6950) field · Vertical
Vela A. M. #1 (API 42-505-33421) is a well in Zapata County operated by Enron Oil & Gas Company, completed April 20, 1996.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 19, 1996, permitted to 8,100 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Willis Point.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 3, 1999 · 2,825 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enron Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Enron Oil & Gas Companythrough Sep 1996 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMar 19, 1996 |
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 475K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jul 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 1996
- 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 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, A. M. G-4-158895 | EL Grullo (Wilcox 6950) | Enron Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 475K | Apr 1996 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyApr 1996 → Sep 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446049-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 19, 1996 | Mar 19, 1996 | Apr 6, 1996 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-158895 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 503 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,946 | 6,970 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,030 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 5,934 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 7,120 | 6.25 | 200 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 | Aug 16, 1996 | May 10, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-505-33421 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33421 → 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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