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VELA-CUELLAR

ZAPATA County · District 4 · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY · ZAPATA SE. (WILCOX)

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Permits

Max Depth

11,000 ft

First Permit

1990-03-12

Latest Activity

1999-07-27

Lifespan

9 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

1999-11-18

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: Active

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. (reported 2004-06)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: BELLWETHER EXPLORATION COMPANY

Resolved via: scheduling → HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-03

Operator History

Chain of Custody

ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY 1993-1994→ TORCH OPERATING COMPANY 1994-1997→ BELLWETHER EXPLORATION COMPANY 1997-1999→ WHITE OAK OPERATING COMPANY LLC 2003-2003→ LAREDO ENERGY, LP 2003-2003→ CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. 2003-2004

Lease Production

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

Permit History (3)

#486195 Recompletion Final Completion

VELA-CUELLAR · 10,750 ft

1999-07-27

Spud 1999-08-03

#370880 Drill Final Completion

VELA-CUELLAR · 11,000 ft

1990-03-12

#370880 Drill

VELA-CUELLAR · 10,000 ft

1990-03-12

Permit Applications (3)

#486195 A BELLWETHER EXPLORATION COMPANY

received 1999-07-27

#370880 A ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY

received 1990-04-06

#370880 A ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY

received 1990-03-12

Well Details

Well Number: 3
Max Depth: 11,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: ZAPATA
District: 4
Operator: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 1999-11-18

Operator

Name: HILCORP ENGY CO
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Y (filed 2025-01-13)
Cum Oil (all leases): 72,015,602 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 1,737,102,151 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/C, GTHS/G, GTHS/O, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 3,390

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