TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · LA PERLA LEASE · API 42-505-33514 · DISTRICT 04
La Perla #184
Zapata County · La Perla (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Directional · Sidetrack
La Perla #184 (API 42-505-33514) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 22, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 13, 1996, permitted to 10,065 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Base Lwr Wilcox, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 606 barrels of oil and 1.42M mcf of gas since February 1997, last reporting volume in August 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 (A)
- 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 Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationNov 13, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,065
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 1997
- completed
- 606
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.42M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FEB 1997 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 1997
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Perla G-4-162238 | La Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 606 | 1.42M | Feb 1997 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,009 · prior 12 5,672(+6%)
Wells named La Perla
Hilcorp Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Zapata County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationFeb 1997 → May 1997
- 2Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455092-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Dec 13, 1996 | Nov 13, 1996 | Nov 17, 1996 | 10,100 |
| 455092-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Nov 13, 1996 | Nov 13, 1996 | — | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 1997 | La Perla G-4-162238 | La Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 10,065 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 389 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 4,350 | -3,961 |
| WilcoxBASE LOWER WILCOX | 6,600 | -6,211 |
| Base LWR Wilcox | 6,600 | -6,211 |
| Wills PointTOP WILLS POINT | 9,300 | -8,911 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,276 | 8,884 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 760 | 12.25 | 383 S |
| 7 | 6,603 | 8.75 | 495 S |
| 4.5 | 9,974 | 6.125 | 415 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 | May 8, 1997 | Apr 17, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 3, 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 42-505-33514 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33514 → 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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