WELL · 42-505-36500 · DISTRICT 4
Vester #2
Zapata County · Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Vester #2 (API 42-505-36500) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 12, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 7, 2010, permitted to 13,900 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Permian Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Wilson, Perdido A.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Permian Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil Permian CorporationApr 7, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 7, 2010
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vester G-4-267456 | Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 26.1K | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Vester G-4-267500 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.07M | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,806 · prior 12 38,764(-28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Forest Oil Permian CorporationOct 2011 → Nov 2012
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 693731-98 | Drill | Forest Oil Permian Corporation | Oct 26, 2011 | Apr 7, 2010 | Aug 23, 2011 | 13,900 |
| 693731-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Permian Corporation | Mar 30, 2010 | Apr 7, 2010 | — | 13,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-267456 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-267500 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 473 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,518 | -2,045 |
| Queen City | 2,550 | -2,077 |
| Wilcox | 4,250 | -3,777 |
| Wilson | 5,615 | -5,142 |
| Perdido A | 8,645 | -8,172 |
| Perdido B | 8,912 | -8,439 |
| Lobo | 10,990 | -10,517 |
| Lobo 1 | 11,780 | -11,307 |
| Lobo 3 | 12,750 | -12,277 |
| Lobo 6 | 13,100 | -12,627 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,659 | 8,930 | Perforated |
| 11,933 | 13,348 | Perforated |
| 13,127 | 13,131 | Perforated |
| 13,194 | 13,198 | Perforated |
| 13,204 | 13,208 | Perforated |
| 13,210 | 13,230 | Perforated |
| 13,220 | 13,240 | Perforated |
| 13,332 | 13,336 | Perforated |
| 13,342 | 13,346 | Perforated |
| 13,344 | 13,348 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 757 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 8,325 | 8.75 | 370 S |
| 3.5 | 13,511 | 6 | 575 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 | Aug 13, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 2013 | Feb 15, 2013 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 2013 | Aug 21, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-505-36500 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-36500 → 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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