TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA, HERMINIA C. ET AL LEASE · API 42-505-33842 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Herminia C. et Al #1RE
Zapata County · Wildcat field · Directional
Vela Herminia C. ET AL #1RE (API 42-505-33842) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged April 14, 2010, last operated by Michael Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1998 and 2010, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Metano Energy II, LP and has since transferred to Michael Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Metano Energy II, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 10, 2001
- Permits on file
- 271
- Phone
- (713) 895-0909
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Metano Energy II, LPMar 5, 2010 |
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 2010
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1998 THROUGH Oct 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 14, 2010
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, Herminia C. et Al G-4-175367 | Wildcat | Michael Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 1998 – Oct 2000 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 692124-99 | Reenter | Metano Energy II, LP | Mar 2, 2010 | Mar 5, 2010 | Mar 23, 2010 | 11,500 |
| 478552-98 | Drill | Michael Petroleum Corporation | Nov 10, 1999 | Aug 6, 1998 | Aug 19, 1998 | 11,000 |
| 478552-99 | Drill | Michael Petroleum Corporation | Aug 6, 1998 | Aug 6, 1998 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1998 | Vela Herminia C. et Al G-4-175367 | Wildcat | Michael Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 480 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP UPPER WILCOX | 7,350 | -6,870 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,341 | 12.25 | 472 S |
| 7 | 6,500 | 8.75 | 352 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 →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 23, 2000 | Sep 24, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-505-33842 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33842 → scanned completion filings
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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