TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA B LEASE · API 42-505-35249 · DISTRICT 04
Vela B #7
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Vela B #7 (API 42-505-35249) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed May 10, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 31, 2005, permitted to 10,400 ft.
It was permitted by Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Vela 1, Vela A, Vela 2, Upper Guerra.
Its lease has reported 2.11K barrels of oil and 1.42M mcf of gas since June 2005, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Mar 31, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 31, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 10, 2006
- completed
- 2.11K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.42M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 2006
- 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 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 B G-4-210978 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 2.11K | 1.42M | Jun 2005 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,942 · prior 12 2,617(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Jun 2005 → Sep 2007
- 2Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559787-99 | Drill | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. | Mar 31, 2005 | Mar 31, 2005 | Apr 22, 2005 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2006 | Vela B G-4-210978 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 372 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vela 1 | 8,638 | -8,266 |
| Vela A | 8,638 | -8,266 |
| Vela 2 | 8,886 | -8,514 |
| Upper Guerra | 9,554 | -9,182 |
| Guerra Stray | 10,300 | -9,928 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,896 | 8,902 | Perforated |
| 9,020 | 9,024 | Perforated |
| 9,554 | 9,570 | Perforated |
| 9,592 | 9,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,345 | 17.5 | 900 S |
| 9.625 | 7,453 | 12.25 | 573 S |
| 4.5 | 10,400 | 6.25 | 345 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 | Feb 10, 2007 | May 24, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2005 | Jul 21, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 2005 | Jul 8, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Sep 19, 2008. Resistivity, Sonic. 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/ACOUSTIC POROSITYSpans Vela A, Vela 1, Vela 2, Upper Guerra, Guerra Stray | TIFF | 1,345 to 10,410 | Sep 19, 2008run May 21, 2005 | 4.43 |
"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 42-505-35249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35249 → 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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