42-505-32600

VELA ESTATE

ZAPATA County · District 4 · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY

Permits

3

Max Depth

9,000 ft

First Permit

1989-09-27

Latest Activity

2020-07-17

Lifespan

31 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

Shut-In

Plugged

Production Summary

Cum Oil

bbl

Cum Gas

mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2022-04

Lease Production

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

Formation Tops (6) Elevation 18 ft (GL)

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
T. WILCOX4,880 ft-4,862 ft
WILCOX 4,880 ft-4,862 ft
7450' SAND6,935 ft-6,917 ft
1ST SAND SERIES7,685 ft-7,667 ft
2ND SAND SERIES8,230 ft-8,212 ft
8150' SAND8,524 ft-8,506 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
42-505-33427 SAENZ, J. T. · UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY
0.6 mi
Queen City 2,051'Reklaw 4,297'Wilcox 5,029'WILCOX6300 6,300'Wilcox 6,300'Yegua Jackson Cook Mountain Miocene (undifferentiated)
42-505-31248 VELA, EMILIANO · HNG OIL COMPANY
1.0 mi
Queen City 2,542'Wilcox 4,850'
42-505-33740 ALEXANDER · UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY
1.6 mi
Queen City 1,980'RECKLAW 4,100'Wilcox 6,720'
42-505-36625 GONZALEZ BENAVIDES · VANTAGE OPERATING, LLC
6.3 mi
Miocene (undifferentiated) 1,960'Jackson 2,243'Yegua 2,350'Cook Mountain 2,620'Queen City 2,840'Wilcox
42-505-36611 HAL LOPENO · BLUESTONE NATURAL RES. II, LLC
7.9 mi
Cook Mountain 819'Queen City 2,154'Wilcox Yegua Jackson Miocene (undifferentiated)
42-505-36609 HAL LOPENO · BLUESTONE NATURAL RES. II, LLC
8.0 mi
Cook Mountain 829'Queen City 2,170'Jackson Yegua Miocene (undifferentiated) Wilcox
42-505-36610 HAL LOPENO · BLUESTONE NATURAL RES. II, LLC
8.1 mi
Cook Mountain 819'Cook Mountain 834'Queen City 2,154'Queen City 2,174'Yegua Jackson Miocene (undifferentiated) Wilcox
42-505-36624 BENAVIDES MINERAL TRUSTS · VANTAGE OPERATING, LLC
8.3 mi
Miocene (undifferentiated) 1,832'Jackson 2,564'Queen City 2,870'Yegua 4,423'Cook Mountain 4,752'Wilcox 7,040'

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
7,690–8,560 ftPerforated
8,527–8,560 ftPerforated

Casing (2)

SizeSet DepthCement
10.75"625 ft470 sx
7.625"7,238 ft610 sx

Permit History (3)

Applications (3)

#864262 A HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
received 2020-07-15
#364310 A AMAX OIL & GAS INC.
received 1989-11-03
#364310 A AMAX OIL & GAS INC.
received 1989-09-25

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 2006-06-09
W-2/G-1 1990-03-16
W-2/G-1 1990-01-12 log on file
W-2/G-1 1990-02-16

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.

Lat 26.751288
Lon -99.213890

Well Details

Well Number
08
Max Depth
9,000 ft
Drill Type
Vertical
County
ZAPATA
District
4

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