WELL · 42-505-34045 · DISTRICT 4
Vela L. G. #2
Zapata County · Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) field · Vertical
Vela L. G. #2 (API 42-505-34045) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged February 5, 2001, last operated by Eex E&P Company L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 1999, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Tesoro E&P Company, L.P. and has since transferred to Eex E&P Company L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Alaska, Wilcox, Charco A.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tesoro E&P Company, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 5, 2004 · 125 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eex E&P Company L.P. |
| Production reports | Eex E&P Company, L.P.through Aug 2000 |
| Latest permit | Tesoro E&P Company, L.P.Dec 3, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 1999
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.49K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2000 THROUGH Feb 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 5, 2001
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, L. G. G-4-177037 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Eex E&P Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 6.49K | Feb 2000 – Feb 2001 |
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.
- 1Eex E&P Company, L.P.Mar 2000 → Aug 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490035-99 | Drill | Tesoro E&P Company, L.P. | Dec 3, 1999 | Dec 3, 1999 | Dec 14, 1999 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-177037 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 436 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,670 | -2,234 |
| Alaska | 4,922 | -4,486 |
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 5,850 | -5,414 |
| Charco A | 10,220 | -9,784 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,984 | 11,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,725 | 14.75 | 1,015 S |
| 7.625 | 8,539 | 9.875 | 945 S |
| 2.875 | 11,272 | 6.75 | 627 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 | Jul 11, 2000 | May 11, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 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 42-505-34045 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34045 → 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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