TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VOLPE LEASE · API 42-505-35591 · DISTRICT 04
Volpe #3
Zapata County · Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Volpe #3 (API 42-505-35591) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 22, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 19, 2006, permitted to 11,300 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 Perdido Unconformity, Lobo Unconformity.
Its lease has reported 6 barrels of oil and 247K mcf of gas since July 2006, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Aug 2022 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 19, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 19, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 2006
- completed
- 6
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 247K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2006 THROUGH Aug 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 2006
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volpe G-4-222194 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 6 | 247K | Jul 2006 – Aug 2022 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2006 → Sep 2011
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2015 → Aug 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619549-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | May 18, 2006 | May 19, 2006 | Jun 5, 2006 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2006 | Volpe G-4-222194 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2022 | 11,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Perdido Unconformity | 11,490 | -11,090 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 13,040 | -12,640 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,520 | 10,666 | Perforated |
| 12,520 | 12,666 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,697 | 12.25 | 542 S |
| 7 | 8,903 | 8.75 | 493 S |
| 4.5 | 11,258 | 6.25 | 250 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 | Mar 27, 2007 | Sep 21, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 2007 | Sep 5, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 28, 2006 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jul 2, 2009. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. 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/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITY | TIFF | 6,916 to 11,303 | Jul 2, 2009run Jun 28, 2006 | 0.33 |
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 42-505-35591 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35591 → 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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