WELL · 42-505-36600 · DISTRICT 4
Violeta Ranch #7
Zapata County · Haynes (Hinnant Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Violeta Ranch #7 (API 42-505-36600) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 20, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 6, 2014, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Cook Mountain, Queen City.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,453 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 | Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.Feb 6, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 2014
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violeta Ranch G-4-274762 | Haynes (Hinnant Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.46M | Mar 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 113,236 · prior 12 112,551(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.Mar 2014 → May 2016
- 2BXP Operating, LLCJun 2016 → Nov 2021
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 778212-99 | Drill | Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc. | Jan 27, 2014 | Feb 6, 2014 | Feb 9, 2014 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-274762 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 22 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 1,400 | -1,378 |
| YeguaYEGUA - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 1,702 | -1,680 |
| Cook Mountain | 3,079 | -3,057 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | 4,725 | -4,703 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 9,285 | -9,263 |
| Halcouty | 10,575 | -10,553 |
| Hinnant 3 | 10,963 | -10,941 |
| Hinnant 4 | 11,793 | -11,771 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,840 | 11,916 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,007 | 14.75 | 642 S |
| 5.5 | 7,911 | 6.5 | 415 S |
| 7.625 | 8,270 | 9.875 | 528 S |
| 4.5 | 12,038 | 6.5 | 415 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 | Nov 24, 2014 | Jun 5, 2014 | 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 42-505-36600 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-36600 → 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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