TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · BRAVO, J. E. LEASE · API 42-505-33796 · DISTRICT 04
Bravo J. E. #4
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bravo J. E. #4 (API 42-505-33796) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 18, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 1998, permitted to 10,715 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 453 barrels of oil and 542K mcf of gas since July 1998, with no volume in the three years through 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
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Feb 2015 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 22, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,715
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 18, 1998
- completed
- 453
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 542K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Feb 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 18, 1998
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bravo, J. E. G-4-169562 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 453 | 542K | Jul 1998 – Feb 2015 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJul 1998 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Apr 2002
- 3Legend Natural Gas, LPMay 2002 → Aug 2004
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2004 → Jul 2014
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Feb 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475521-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Apr 22, 1998 | Apr 22, 1998 | Apr 24, 1998 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1998 | Bravo J. E. G-4-169562 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2015 | 10,715 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 335 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX "B3" | 8,732 | -8,397 |
| WilcoxWILCOX B3 | 8,732 | -8,397 |
| WilcoxWILCOX "B5" | 8,881 | -8,546 |
| WilcoxWILCOX B5 | 8,881 | -8,546 |
| WilcoxWILCOX "C2" | 9,437 | -9,102 |
| WilcoxWILCOX C2 | 9,437 | -9,102 |
| WilcoxWILCOX "C3" | 9,555 | -9,220 |
| WilcoxWILCOX C3 | 9,555 | -9,220 |
| WilcoxWILCOX "STRAY" | 10,590 | -10,255 |
| WilcoxWILCOX STRAY | 10,590 | -10,255 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,096 | 8,108 | Perforated |
| 8,728 | 8,756 | Perforated |
| 8,880 | 8,910 | Perforated |
| 9,478 | 9,502 | Perforated |
| 9,548 | 9,572 | Perforated |
| 10,590 | 10,598 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 805 | 14.75 | 430 S |
| 7.625 | 7,998 | 9.875 | 610 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 | Aug 10, 2007 | Aug 3, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1998 | Aug 24, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1998 | Aug 6, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 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 42-505-33796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33796 → 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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