TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA ESTATE LEASE · API 42-505-35474 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Estate #21
Zapata County · Roleta (Deep Wilcox) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Vela Estate #21 (API 42-505-35474) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed October 12, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued January 12, 2006, permitted to 11,206 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jan 2024 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 12, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,206
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 2006
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 215K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 2006
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2024
- 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 Estate G-4-223373 | Roleta (Deep Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 215K | Oct 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Oct 2006 → Jun 2014
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Jan 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612199-97 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 16, 2006 | Jan 12, 2006 | Aug 4, 2006 | 14,000 |
| 612199-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 5, 2006 | Jan 12, 2006 | — | 14,000 |
| 612199-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 10, 2006 | Jan 12, 2006 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2006 | Vela Estate G-4-223373 | Roleta (Deep Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2024 | 11,206 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 328 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,038 | -1,710 |
| Wilcox | 4,838 | -4,510 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,683 | 11,777 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1 | 6.75 | 122 S |
| 10.75 | 1,000 | 14.75 | 620 S |
| 4.5 | 6,680 | 6.75 | 122 S |
| 3.5 | 6,680 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 7,200 | 9.875 | 810 S |
| 3.5 | 12,239 | — | — |
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 17, 2007 | Apr 23, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 2007 | Nov 22, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 20, 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 42-505-35474 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35474 → 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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