WELL · 42-505-34780 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Estate Unit #18
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Producing · Directional
Vela Estate Unit #18 (API 42-505-34780) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed August 22, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 27, 2004, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Legend Natural Gas, LP and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Legend Natural Gas, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Legend Natural Gas, LPJan 27, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.22M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 2008
- 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 Estate Unit G-4-202511 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.22M | Apr 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,049 · prior 12 20,717(+31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Legend Natural Gas, LPApr 2004 → Aug 2004
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2004 → Aug 2014
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534166-98 | Drill | Legend Natural Gas, LP | Jul 13, 2004 | Jan 27, 2004 | Mar 3, 2004 | 11,300 |
| 534166-99 | Drill | Legend Natural Gas, LP | Jul 15, 2003 | Jan 27, 2004 | — | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-202511 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 332 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,021 | -1,689 |
| Wilcox | 5,948 | -5,616 |
| WilcoxWILCOX 'AM' | 8,572 | -8,240 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,863 | 8,882 | Perforated |
| 8,863 | 10,138 | Perforated |
| 9,378 | 9,394 | Perforated |
| 10,096 | 10,138 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 711 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 7 | 8,418 | 8.75 | 220 S |
| 3.5 | 10,857 | 6.5 | 340 S |
| 3.5 | 10,857 | 6.25 | 3,430 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 | Dec 22, 2008 | Sep 23, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 2004 | Jun 28, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Sep 2, 2004 | May 26, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 30, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-505-34780 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34780 → 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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