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VELA B

ZAPATA County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · WILDCAT

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Permits

Max Depth

8,700 ft

First Permit

1984-10-24

Latest Activity

2013-06-17

Lifespan

29 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

2013-07-24

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: X

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: CORONADO ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC (reported 2010-11)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, L.P.

Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-03

Operator History

Chain of Custody

BRIDGE OIL PRODUCTION CO., INC. 1993-1993→ BRIDGE OIL COMPANY, L. P. 1993-1994→ PRIZE OPERATING COMPANY 2000-2002→ GRUY PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT CO. 2002-2002→ PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P. 2002-2007→ CORONADO ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC 2007-2010

Lease Production

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

Permit History (2)

#763763 Recompletion Final Completion

VELA 'B' · 7,320 ft

2013-06-17

Spud 2013-07-01

#255479 Drill Final Completion

VELA "B" · 8,700 ft

1984-10-24

Spud 1985-01-23

Permit Applications (2)

#763763 A EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, L.P.

received 2013-05-31

#255479 A TXO PRODUCTION CORP.

received 1984-10-23

Well Details

Well Number: 1
Max Depth: 8,700 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: ZAPATA
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 2013-07-24

Operator

Name: MERIT ENGY CO
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Y (filed 2025-09-04)
Cum Oil (all leases): 61,295,428 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 662,992,144 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 1,048

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