TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-35105 · DISTRICT 04
Veleno #6
Zapata County · Exsun (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Directional
Veleno #6 (API 42-505-35105) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 1, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 27, 2004, permitted to 11,176 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Big Blue, Lobo Unconformity.
Its 2 leases have reported 591 barrels of oil and 304K mcf of gas since October 2004, 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 Chesapeake Operating, 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 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 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.
- 11,176
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 2005
- completed
- 591
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 304K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veleno G-4-207014 | Exsun (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 591 | 304K | Oct 2004 – Apr 2026 |
| Veleno G-4-214185 | Zapata, SE. (Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2005 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,450 · prior 12 6,655(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 2005 → Oct 2014
- 2Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Mar 2015
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551542-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Sep 27, 2004 | Sep 27, 2004 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2005 | Veleno G-4-207014 | Exsun (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 11,176 |
| May 12, 2005 | Veleno G-4-214185 | Zapata SE. (Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Not Eligible for Allowable · shut in May 1, 2005 | 11,176 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,875 | -1,559 |
| Wilcox | 3,905 | -3,589 |
| Big Blue | 6,045 | -5,729 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 8,380 | -8,064 |
| Lobo 1 | 8,530 | -8,214 |
| Cretaceous | 10,900 | -10,584 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,875 | 8,538 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 758 | 12.25 | 262 S |
| 7 | 6,601 | 8.75 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 8,951 | 6.25 | 215 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 20, 2006 | Jan 26, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 2006 | Nov 28, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jul 7, 2006 | Nov 28, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 3, 2005 | Jan 19, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 18, 2006. Density, Gamma ray, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityARRAY INDUCTION IMAGER-GR LITHO DENSITY/COMPESpans Big Blue, Lobo Unconformity, Lobo 1, Cretaceous | TIFF | 6,610 to 11,190 | Oct 18, 2006run Oct 22, 2004 | — |
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityARRAY INDUCTION IMAGER TRIPLE DETECTOR LITHODSpans Queen City, Wilcox, Big Blue | TIFF | 756 to 6,444 | Oct 18, 2006run Oct 11, 2004 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-505-35105 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35105 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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