WELL · 42-041-31204 · DISTRICT 3
Varisco Estate #2
Brazos County · Vertical
Varisco Estate #2 (API 42-041-31204) is a permitted well in Brazos County filed by Howell Petroleum Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1984 and 1999, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Caldwell (Austin Chalk), Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Kurten (Buda).
Its 4 leases have reported 30.1K barrels of oil and 23.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 2, 2004 · 99 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Howell Petroleum Corporationthrough Apr 2002 |
| Latest permit | Howell Petroleum CorporationAug 9, 1999 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 30.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varisco Estate O-3-25013 | Giddings (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Varisco Estate O-3-23706 | Caldwell, NE (Georgetown) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 11.8K | 6.83K | Jul 1999 – Aug 2007 |
| Varisco Estate O-3-21547 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 2 | 18.3K | 16.4K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2003 |
| — O-3-17971 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Howell Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486526-99 | Recompletion | Howell Petroleum Corporation | Aug 9, 1999 | Aug 9, 1999 | Jul 6, 1999 | 7,761 |
| 400065-99 | Other | Howell Petroleum Corporation | Jun 10, 1992 | Jul 9, 1992 | Mar 12, 1991 | 7,761 |
| 358573-99 | Recompletion | Howell Petroleum Corporation | Apr 25, 1989 | Apr 26, 1989 | — | 7,761 |
| 249113-99 | Drill | Hea Exploration, Inc. | Aug 21, 1984 | Aug 21, 1984 | Sep 10, 1984 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17971 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21547 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23706 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25013 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 261 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | 6,980 | -6,719 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,987 | -6,726 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,118 | -6,857 |
| Kurten (Buda) | 7,410 | -7,149 |
| Buda | 7,460 | -7,199 |
| Caldwell NE (Georgetown) | 7,550 | -7,289 |
| Del Rio | 7,557 | -7,296 |
| Georgetown | 7,582 | -7,321 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,980 | 7,116 | Perforated |
| 7,460 | 7,550 | Perforated |
| 7,550 | 7,674 | Perforated |
| 7,600 | 7,674 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,100 | 12.25 | 940 S |
| 4.5 | 7,761 | 7.875 | 435 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 17, 2007 | May 4, 2007 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 2007 | May 4, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Aug 30, 1999 | Aug 13, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 20, 1999 | Jun 4, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jul 27, 1992 | Jun 4, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1992 | Oct 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1984 | Oct 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1984 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-041-31204 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31204 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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