TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA ESTATE LEASE · API 42-505-33540 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Estate #15
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Producing · Directional
Vela Estate #15 (API 42-505-33540) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed August 27, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 15, 1997, permitted to 9,337 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 16.3K barrels of oil and 3.14M mcf of gas since July 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; 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 | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 15, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,337
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 27, 2008
- completed
- 16.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 27, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela Estate G-4-165921 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 16.3K | 3.14M | Jul 1997 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,272 · prior 12 3,773(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJul 1997 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Apr 2002
- 3Legend Natural Gas, LPMay 2002 → Aug 2004
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2004 → Aug 2014
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457369-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jan 31, 1997 | Jan 15, 1997 | Mar 29, 1997 | 9,900 |
| 457369-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jan 15, 1997 | Jan 15, 1997 | — | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2008 | Vela Estate G-4-165921 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,337 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 333 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX CONSOLIDATED | 7,480 | -7,147 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,480 | 9,335 | Perforated |
| 8,367 | 8,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 700 | 14.75 | 405 S |
| 7.625 | 7,203 | 9.875 | 450 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 | Dec 22, 2008 | Sep 18, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1998 | Jul 25, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-505-33540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33540 → 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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