TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33959 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Serapio E #26
Zapata County · Roleta (C-5) field · Producing · Directional
Vela Serapio E #26 (API 42-505-33959) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 27, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 28, 1999, permitted to 9,350 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, C-5 Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 30.9K barrels of oil and 5.94M mcf of gas since October 1999, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Jun 28, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 1999
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 2000
- completed
- 30.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.94M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1999 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 2000
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela, Serapio E G-4-175950 | Roleta (C-5) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 30.9K | 5.94M | Oct 1999 – Apr 2026 |
| Vela, Serapio E G-4-178055 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2000 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,377 · prior 12 43,096(-92%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Oct 1999 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485486-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Jun 28, 1999 | Jun 28, 1999 | Jul 9, 1999 | 12,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2000 | Vela Serapio E G-4-175950 | Roleta (C-5) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,350 |
| Jan 13, 2000 | Vela Serapio E G-4-178055 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 9,350 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 334 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX CONSOLIDATED | 8,030 | -7,696 |
| C-5 Sand | 9,090 | -8,756 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,510 | 8,668 | Perforated |
| 9,100 | 9,110 | Perforated |
| 9,122 | 9,142 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,890 | 12.25 | 568 S |
| 7 | 7,898 | 8.75 | 205 S |
| 4.5 | 9,350 | 6.25 | 269 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 | Oct 9, 2000 | Mar 10, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 6, 2000 | Feb 14, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 2000 | Nov 19, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Mar 24, 2000 | Nov 12, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 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 42-505-33959 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33959 → 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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