WELL · 42-505-33859 · DISTRICT 4
Vela-Lopeno Minerals Ltd. #2
Zapata County · Wildcat field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Vela-Lopeno Minerals Ltd. #2 (API 42-505-33859) is a permitted well in Zapata County filed by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 25, 1998, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Vantage Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 15 permits on file · (210) 827-1151
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vantage Operating LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 25, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1998
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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-Lopeno Minerals Ltd. G-4-171584 | Wildcat | Vantage Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1999 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479711-98 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Nov 13, 1998 | Sep 25, 1998 | Oct 3, 1998 | 11,500 |
| 479711-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Sep 25, 1998 | Sep 25, 1998 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-171584 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 327 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,100 | -1,773 |
| WilcoxWILCOX TOP | 5,800 | -5,473 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | 20 | — |
| 13.375 | 445 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 3,983 | 12.25 | 700 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 | Mar 3, 1999 | Jan 21, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-505-33859 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33859 → 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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