TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VELA, BOBBY LEASE · API 42-505-36392 · DISTRICT 04
Vela Bobby #1
Zapata County · Comitas S. (Wilcox Consol.) field · Producing · Vertical
Vela Bobby #1 (API 42-505-36392) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 30, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 2009, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Ricochet Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, 2nd Hinnant.
Its lease has reported 22 barrels of oil and 1.64M mcf of gas since April 2009, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ricochet Energy, 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ricochet Energy, Inc.Feb 11, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 2009
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 2009
- completed
- 22
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.64M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2009 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 2009
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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, Bobby G-4-256730 | Comitas, S. (Wilcox Consol.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 22 | 1.64M | Apr 2009 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 319 · prior 12 1,658(-81%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ricochet Energy, Inc.Sep 2009 → Oct 2013
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2013 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 678421-99 | Drill | Ricochet Energy, Inc. | Feb 10, 2009 | Feb 11, 2009 | Mar 23, 2009 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2009 | Vela Bobby G-4-256730 | Comitas S. (Wilcox Consol.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 10,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 441 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,900 | -2,459 |
| Wilcox | 6,800 | -6,359 |
| 2ND Hinnant | 7,500 | -7,059 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,486 | 9,527 | Perforated |
| 9,702 | 9,877 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 293 | 14.75 | 231 S |
| 7.625 | 6,100 | 9.875 | 342 S |
| 4.5 | 10,095 | 6.75 | 705 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 | Aug 16, 2010 | Jul 15, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 2010 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Aug 6, 2012. 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 POROSITYSpans Queen City, Wilcox, 2nd Hinnant | TIFF | 6,076 to 10,600 | Aug 6, 2012run Apr 21, 2009 | 0.44 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-505-36392 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-36392 → 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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