WELL · 42-505-35420 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Carmen C #3
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Vertical
Vela Carmen C #3 (API 42-505-35420) is a well in Zapata County operated by Coronado Energy E&P Company LLC, completed January 18, 2006.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2005 and 2008, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 7483 Sand, Vela 2, Guerra.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Coronado Energy E&P Company LLC
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2013 · 103 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Coronado Energy E&P Company LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCAug 18, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 18, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela, Carmen "C" G-4-242266 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 870K | Aug 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Vela, Carmen "C" G-4-216148 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.31M | Jan 2006 – May 2009 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,315 · prior 12 7,041(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Jan 2006 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667981-98 | Recompletion | Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLC | May 4, 2009 | Aug 18, 2008 | Jul 23, 2008 | 12,000 |
| 667981-99 | Recompletion | Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLC | Jul 31, 2008 | Aug 18, 2008 | Jul 23, 2008 | 12,000 |
| 609539-99 | Drill | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. | Nov 15, 2005 | Nov 17, 2005 | Dec 9, 2005 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-216148 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-242266 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 351 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 7483 Sand | 7,703 | -7,352 |
| Vela 2 | 8,813 | -8,462 |
| Guerra | 9,410 | -9,059 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,750 | 7,788 | Perforated |
| 8,688 | 8,696 | Perforated |
| 8,777 | 8,786 | Perforated |
| 8,813 | 8,830 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,372 | 17.5 | 900 S |
| 9.625 | 7,600 | 12.25 | 570 S |
| 4.5 | 9,900 | 8.5 | 860 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 | Jan 12, 2009 | Sep 5, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 20, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2006 | Feb 9, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-505-35420 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35420 → 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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