TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · CARMEN VELA "C" LEASE · API 42-505-35296 · DISTRICT 04
Carmen Vela C #2
Zapata County · Roleta (7483) field · Producing · Vertical
Carmen Vela C #2 (API 42-505-35296) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 24, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 7, 2005, permitted to 9,800 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 3 formation tops, including 7483 Sand, Vela 2 Sand, U. Guerra Sd..
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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.Jun 7, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 7, 2005
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 115K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Vela "C" G-4-212847 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 115K | Aug 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 372 · prior 12 538(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601725-99 | Drill | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. | Jun 7, 2005 | Jun 7, 2005 | Jun 28, 2005 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2005 | Carmen Vela C G-4-212847 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 346 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 7483 Sand | 7,545 | -7,199 |
| Vela 2 Sand | 8,720 | -8,374 |
| U. Guerra Sd. | 9,375 | -9,029 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,558 | 7,574 | Perforated |
| 7,594 | 7,602 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,371 | 17.5 | 865 S |
| 9.625 | 7,420 | 12.25 | 555 S |
| 4.5 | 9,800 | 6.25 | 210 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 | Apr 13, 2006 | Oct 5, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 2006 | Sep 19, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 27, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-505-35296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35296 → 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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