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PRODUCING

PENN STELLA

MCMULLEN County · District 1 · VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY · HOSTETTER (WILCOX A)

Permits

Max Depth

12,000 ft

First Permit

1997-08-28

Latest Activity

1998-12-09

Lifespan

1 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

1998-10-21

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: Active

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY ≠ Production: HUGOTON OPERATING COMPANY, INC. (reported 2023-08)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY ≠ Permit: CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION

Resolved via: scheduling → VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1997-12

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION 1997-2006→ HUGOTON OPERATING COMPANY, INC. 2022-2023

Lease Production

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

Formation Tops (2) Elevation 469 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
SLICK	7,964 ft	-7,495 ft
CORONA	8,276 ft	-7,807 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 (2)

Interval	Type
7,964–7,974 ft	Perforated
8,276–8,284 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
9.625"	2,222 ft	565 sx
7"	8,904 ft	270 sx
2.875"	11,100 ft	175 sx

Permit History (2)

#481394 Recompletion Final Completion

PENN, STELLA · 11,100 ft

1998-12-09

Spud 1998-10-13

#466842 Drill Final Completion

PENN, STELLA · 12,000 ft

1997-08-28

Spud 1997-09-15

Applications (2)

#481394 A CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION

received 1998-12-09

#466842 A CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION

received 1997-08-28

Records & Logs

4 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 1998-12-23 log on file

W-2/G-1 1999-02-16

W-2/G-1 1998-04-07 log on file

W-2/G-1 1998-04-30

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.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in MCMULLEN County.

Well Details

Well Number: 8
Max Depth: 12,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: MCMULLEN
District: 1
Operator: VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY
Completed: 1998-10-21

Operator

Name: VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY,
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2025-12-09)
Cum Oil (all leases): 37,722 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 6,002,344 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O