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TEMP ABANDONED DirectionalVELA ESTATE
ZAPATA County · District 4 · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY · ROLETA (WILCOX CONSOLIDATED)
Permits
1
Max Depth
10,500 ft
First Permit
1997-07-14
Latest Activity
1997-07-14
Lifespan
< 1 yr
Regulatory Status
Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completion
1997-10-20
Shut-In
—
Plugged
—
P-5 Org Status: X
EWA / Production operator mismatch
Scheduling: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. (reported 2011-10)
EWA / Permit operator mismatch
Scheduling: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY
Resolved via: scheduling → HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
Production Summary Production data is a work in progress — still being validated against RRC filings. Spot something off or have questions? [email protected]
Cum Oil
— bbl
Cum Gas
— mcf
First Production
1997-10
Last Production
2026-07
Operator History
Chain of Custody
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Formation Tops (1) Elevation 332 ft (GL)
CSV| Formation | Top Depth (MD) | Subsea (+above / −below SL) |
|---|---|---|
| WILCOX "A" (Wilcox) | 7,760 ft | -7,428 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 (4)
| Interval | Type |
|---|---|
| 8,160–8,165 ft | Perforated |
| 8,166–8,171 ft | Perforated |
| 8,175–8,180 ft | Perforated |
| 9,132–9,138 ft | Perforated |
Casing (2)
| Size | Set Depth | Cement |
|---|---|---|
| 10.75" | 676 ft | 395 sx |
| 7.625" | 715 ft | 460 sx |
Permit History (1)
Applications (1)
Records & Logs
2 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.
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
Well Details
- Well Number
- 17
- Max Depth
- 10,500 ft
- Drill Type
- Directional
- County
- ZAPATA
- District
- 4
- Operator
- HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
- Completed
- 1997-10-20
Operator
- Name
- HILCORP ENGY CO
- 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
- 3,430