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Ramirez Jose Est. E #1

Shut in

Zapata County · Lopeno ( Reklaw B) field · Producing  · Vertical

Ramirez Jose Est. E #1 (API 42-505-33683) is a well in Zapata County operated by Vantage Operating II LLC, completed April 1, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2024.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2003, permitted to 9,431 ft.

It was permitted by Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc. and has since transferred to Vantage Operating II LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lz-5, L-1a, L-2, L-3.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Vantage Operating II LLC

Permitted by Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
San Antonio, TX
P-5 status
Delinquent (D)
P-5 last filed
Aug 28, 2025
Phone
(210) 298-6370
Watch this operatorWatch Zapata County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleDominion Expl. & Prod. Inc.
Production reportsVantage Operating II, LLCthrough Sep 2024
Latest permitDominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.Aug 18, 2003

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

9,431
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Aug 18, 2003
last permit issued
Apr 1, 2004
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.36M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 1, 2004
Shut in
Oct 1, 2024
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)

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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Ramirez, Jose Est. E G-4-196865Lopeno ( Reklaw B)Vantage Operating II, LLC10424KAug 2003 – Jul 2026
Ramirez, J. Est. G-4-166051Bob West, North (L-1,L-2,L-3)Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.10359KDec 1997 – Feb 2004
Ramirez, J. Estate G-4-166990Bob West, North (LZ-5)Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.10583KDec 1997 – Oct 2003

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 551(-100%)

0200400600202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Feb 1998 → Jul 1999
  2. 2CNG Producing CompanyAug 1999 → May 2000
  3. 3Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.Jun 2000 → Jul 2007
  4. 4XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2007 → Mar 2020
  5. 5Vantage Operating II, LLCSep 2021 → Sep 2024

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
535420-99RecompletionDominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.Aug 18, 2003Aug 18, 2003Aug 18, 20036,700
467855-98DrillPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Oct 30, 1997Sep 22, 1997Sep 22, 19979,500
467855-99DrillPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 22, 1997Sep 22, 1997—9,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Apr 1, 2004Ramirez Jose Est. E G-4-196865Lopeno ( Reklaw B)Vantage Operating II LLCProducing · shut in Oct 1, 20249,431
Dec 14, 1997Ramirez J. Estate G-4-166990Bob West North (LZ-5)Dominion Expl. & Prod. Inc.Not on Schedule—
Dec 10, 1997Ramirez J. Est. G-4-166051Bob West North (L-1 L-2 L-3)Dominion Expl. & Prod. Inc.Not on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 339 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
LZ-56,745-6,406
L-1A7,609-7,270
L-28,012-7,673
L-38,120-7,781

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,6264,630Perforated
6,7566,770Perforated
7,6427,660Perforated
7,7407,764Perforated
8,0128,040Perforated
8,1208,140Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,05512.25415 S
75,6608.75700 S
4.59,4316.25950 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jun 2, 2004Apr 19, 2004—
00Oct 22, 2003Sep 18, 2003—
00Oct 2, 2003——
00Mar 27, 1998Jan 23, 1998Yes
00Mar 13, 1998——
00Feb 5, 1998Jan 20, 1998Yes
00Jan 28, 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.

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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