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42-505-31248

VELA, EMILIANO

ZAPATA County · District 4 · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY

Permits

5

Max Depth

9,500 ft

First Permit

1980-08-08

Latest Activity

2020-08-21

Lifespan

40 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

—

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY 1993-1995→ CONOCO INC. 1995-2002→ CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 2003-2015→ HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 2016-2016

Lease Production

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

Gas
production & DCA →

Formation Tops (2) Elevation 325 ft (GR)

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
QUEEN CITY 2,542 ft-2,217 ft
WILCOX TD (Wilcox)4,850 ft-4,525 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 ↗

Offset Well Tops (nearest 8 wells with tops)

What nearby completed wells reported.

Cross-section
✓ 42-505-32600 VELA ESTATE · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
1.0 mi
Wilcox 4,880'T. WILCOX 4,880'7450' SAND 6,935'1ST SAND SERIES 7,685'2ND SAND SERIES 8,230'8150' SAND 8,524'
✓ 42-505-33427 SAENZ, J. T. · UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY
1.6 mi
Queen City 2,051'Reklaw 4,297'Wilcox 5,029'WILCOX6300 6,300'Wilcox 6,300'Yegua —Cook Mountain —Jackson —Miocene (undifferentiated) —
✓ 42-505-33740 ALEXANDER · UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY
1.9 mi
Queen City 1,980'RECKLAW 4,100'Wilcox 6,720'
✓ 42-505-36625 GONZALEZ BENAVIDES · VANTAGE OPERATING, LLC
6.2 mi
Miocene (undifferentiated) 1,960'Jackson 2,243'Yegua 2,350'Cook Mountain 2,620'Queen City 2,840'Wilcox —
✓ 42-505-36624 BENAVIDES MINERAL TRUSTS · VANTAGE OPERATING, LLC
8.1 mi
Miocene (undifferentiated) 1,832'Jackson 2,564'Queen City 2,870'Yegua 4,423'Cook Mountain 4,752'Wilcox 7,040'
✓ 42-505-36611 HAL LOPENO · BLUESTONE NATURAL RES. II, LLC
8.6 mi
Cook Mountain 819'Queen City 2,154'Yegua —Jackson —Miocene (undifferentiated) —Wilcox —
✓ 42-505-32520 GARCIA, SALVADOR 'G' · TAG OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
8.8 mi
Queen City 2,000'Queen City 2,145'Reklaw 4,000'Wilcox 5,066'Wilcox 5,380'TD IN WILCOX 7,800'
✓ 42-505-36609 HAL LOPENO · BLUESTONE NATURAL RES. II, LLC
8.8 mi
Cook Mountain 829'Queen City 2,170'Wilcox —Jackson —Yegua —Miocene (undifferentiated) —

Nearest wells within 10 mi (surface locations). Click wells to select them, then open the cross-section to compare tops side by side (max 6 wells per section, including this one).

Perforations (2)

IntervalType
7,643–7,670 ftPerforated
8,176–8,189 ftPerforated

Casing (3)

SizeSet DepthCement
9.625"1,005 ft325 sx
7"6,462 ft750 sx
2.375"8,049 ft—

Permit History (5)

#864607 Recompletion

VELA, EMILIANO · 8,495 ft

2020-08-21

#817727 Recompletion

VELA EMILIANO · 8,495 ft

2016-08-16

#432939 Field Transfer Final Completion

VELA, EMILIANO · 8,495 ft

1995-02-21

Spud 1985-09-14

#284898 Recompletion Final Completion

VELA, EMILIANO · 8,495 ft

1985-09-13

#89261 Drill Final Completion

VELA, EMILIANO · 9,500 ft

1980-08-08

Applications (5)

#864607 A HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
received 2020-08-10
#817727 A HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
received 2016-08-12
#432939 A ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY
received 1995-02-15
#284898 A HNG OIL COMPANY
received 1985-09-12
#89261 A HNG OIL COMPANY
received 1980-08-08

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 1995-03-30
W-2/G-1 1985-11-12 log on file
W-2/G-1 1985-12-03
W-2/G-1 1980-12-08
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.

Google Maps → Explorer Map →
Lat 26.766028
Lon -99.212917

Well Details

Well Number
1
Max Depth
9,500 ft
Drill Type
Vertical
County
ZAPATA
District
4
Operator
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY

Operator

Location
HOUSTON
P-5 Status
X (filed 2026-03-27)
Cum Oil (all leases)
75,699,281 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases)
1,779,939,645 mcf
Activities
CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/C, GTHS/G, GTHS/O, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits
3,428