TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · BRUNI RANCH LEASE · API 42-505-33463 · DISTRICT 04
Bruni Ranch #35
Zapata County · Blancas Creek (10850) field · Producing · Vertical
Bruni Ranch #35 (API 42-505-33463) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 27, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 1996, permitted to 11,500 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.
Its lease has reported 286 barrels of oil and 1.28M mcf of gas since September 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026.
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
- 3,458
- 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 CorporationAug 9, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 1996
- completed
- 286
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.28M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruni Ranch G-4-160279 | Blancas Creek (10850) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 286 | 1.28M | Sep 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,510 · prior 12 16,832(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationSep 1996 → May 1997
- 2Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Oct 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyMar 2003 → Dec 2015
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451335-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Aug 9, 1996 | Aug 9, 1996 | Aug 14, 1996 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 1996 | Bruni Ranch G-4-160279 | Blancas Creek (10850) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 11,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 464 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 4,800 | -4,336 |
| WilcoxBASE LOWER WILCOX | 7,500 | -7,036 |
| Wills PointTOP WILLS POINT | 11,450 | -10,986 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,080 | 11,166 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 750 | 12.25 | 348 S |
| 7 | 7,800 | 8.75 | 866 S |
| 3.5 | 11,491 | 6.125 | 710 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 | Nov 15, 1996 | Oct 10, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 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 42-505-33463 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33463 → 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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