TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA, L. E. LEASE · API 42-505-33476 · DISTRICT 04
Vela L. E. #5
Zapata County · El Grullo (8900) field · Vertical
Vela L. E. #5 (API 42-505-33476) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged October 15, 1998, last operated by Killam Oil CO. Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 12, 1996, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 23 barrels of oil and 125K mcf of gas since April 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Laredo, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 837
- Phone
- (956) 724-7141
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Killam Oil Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Killam Oil Co., Ltd.through Oct 1997 |
| Latest permit | Killam Oil Co., Ltd.Sep 12, 1996 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 14, 1997
- completed
- 23
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 125K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Oct 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 14, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 15, 1998
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, L. E. G-4-164145 | El Grullo (8900) | Killam Oil Co., Ltd. | 1 | 23 | 125K | Apr 1997 – Oct 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.
- 1Killam Oil Co., Ltd.Apr 1997 → Oct 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452595-99 | Drill | Killam Oil Co., Ltd. | Sep 12, 1996 | Sep 12, 1996 | Mar 2, 1997 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1997 | Vela L. E. G-4-164145 | El Grullo (8900) | Killam Oil Co. Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 480 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxUPPER WILCOX | 7,572 | -7,092 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,974 | 8,992 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 990 | 14.5 | 565 S |
| 7.625 | 6,575 | 9.875 | 285 S |
| 5 | 9,265 | 6.75 | 340 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 | Sep 22, 1997 | Jul 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-505-33476 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33476 → 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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