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Final Completion

VAQUILLAS RANCH CO. LTD

WEBB County · District 4 · CONOCO INC. · GATO CREEK (LOBO 3)

Permits

Max Depth

10,600 ft

First Permit

1997-03-12

Latest Activity

1997-07-28

Lifespan

< 1 yr

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1997-10-21

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: CONOCO INC. ≠ Production: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2026-04)

Resolved via: production → HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1997-06

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

CONOCO INC. 1997-2002→ CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 2003-2015→ HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 2016-2026

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Formation Tops (3) Elevation 590 ft (GL)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
BASE OF LOWER WILCOX (Wilcox)	8,920 ft	-8,330 ft
BASE OF LWR. WILCOX	8,920 ft	-8,330 ft
WILLS POINT	9,900 ft	-9,310 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (3)

Interval	Type
8,984–9,002 ft	Perforated
9,644–9,660 ft	Perforated
9,710–9,724 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
9.625"	521 ft	250 sx
7"	8,020 ft	260 sx
4.5"	9,945 ft	225 sx

Permit History (2)

#465341 Recompletion Final Completion

VAQUILLAS RANCH CO. LTD · 9,953 ft

1997-07-28

Spud 1997-09-10

#459831 Drill Final Completion

VAQUILLAS RANCH LTD · 10,600 ft

1997-03-12

Spud 1997-06-01

Applications (2)

#465341 A CONOCO INC.

received 1997-07-23

#459831 A CONOCO INC.

received 1997-03-12

Records & Logs

4 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 1997-11-07

W-2/G-1 1997-12-03

W-2/G-1 1997-07-11 log on file

W-2/G-1 1997-07-23

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in WEBB County.

Well Details

Well Number: 51
Max Depth: 10,600 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: WEBB
District: 4
Operator: CONOCO INC.
Completed: 1997-10-21

Operator

Name: CONOCO INC
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Inactive (filed 2011-08-01)
Cum Oil (all leases): 47,167,767 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 1,813,222,856 mcf
Total Permits: 4,644