WELL · 42-505-35596 · DISTRICT 4
Vela-Lopeno #1
Zapata County · Falcon Lake E. (Wilcox W-17) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Vela-Lopeno #1 (API 42-505-35596) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hugoton Operating Company Inc., completed December 15, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) in 2006, permitted to 13,200 ft.
It was permitted by U.S. Enercorp, Ltd. and has since transferred to Hugoton Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Hugoton Operating Company Inc.
Permitted by U.S. Enercorp, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (214) 215-3940
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hugoton Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCthrough Jul 2017 |
| Latest permit | U.S. Enercorp, Ltd.Dec 18, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,200
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 2006
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.77M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-Lopeno G-4-229351 | Falcon Lake, E. (Wilcox Cons.) | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 57.4K | Nov 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Vela-Lopeno G-4-229365 | Falcon Lake, E. (Wilcox W-17) | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.71M | Dec 2006 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1U.S. Enercorp, Ltd.Nov 2006 → Aug 2011
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCSep 2011 → Jul 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630597-99 | Recompletion | U.S. Enercorp, Ltd. | Dec 15, 2006 | Dec 18, 2006 | Dec 12, 2006 | 13,200 |
| 620048-96 | Recompletion | U.S. Enercorp, Ltd. | Apr 19, 2007 | May 26, 2006 | Jul 16, 2006 | 13,200 |
| 620048-98 | Drill | U.S. Enercorp, Ltd. | Sep 11, 2006 | May 26, 2006 | — | 13,200 |
| 620048-99 | Drill | U.S. Enercorp, Ltd. | May 26, 2006 | May 26, 2006 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-229351 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-229365 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 332 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,227 | 12,290 | Perforated |
| 11,402 | 11,432 | Perforated |
| 12,311 | 12,314 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,289 | 17.5 | 1,045 S |
| 9.625 | 7,442 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 4.5 | 13,200 | 6.5 | 225 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 | Sep 17, 2007 | Jan 12, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 13, 2007 | Dec 15, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 10, 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 42-505-35596 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35596 → 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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