WELL · 42-505-35353 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Oscar #1
Zapata County · Roleta (7483) field · Vertical
Vela Oscar #1 (API 42-505-35353) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged December 11, 2012, last operated by Ricochet Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 22, 2005, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 257
- Phone
- (210) 499-5172
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ricochet Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Ricochet Energy, Inc.through Aug 2011 |
| Latest permit | Ricochet Energy, Inc.Aug 22, 2005 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 172K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Dec 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 11, 2012
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, Oscar G-4-226658 | Roleta (7483) | Ricochet Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 172K | Jan 2006 – Dec 2012 |
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.
- 1Ricochet Energy, Inc.Jan 2006 → Aug 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605275-99 | Drill | Ricochet Energy, Inc. | Aug 22, 2005 | Aug 22, 2005 | Sep 25, 2005 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-226658 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,018 | 8,054 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 425 | 14.75 | 396 S |
| 7.625 | 7,090 | 9.875 | 419 S |
| 4.5 | 8,700 | 6.75 | 254 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 | May 23, 2007 | Apr 24, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | May 16, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-505-35353 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35353 → 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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