WELL · 42-041-31255 · DISTRICT 3
Varisco A. Estate #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Varisco A. Estate #1 (API 42-041-31255) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged July 23, 1993, last operated by Howell Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1985, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Hea Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Howell Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Lower Cretaceous.
Its lease has reported 1.06K barrels of oil and 743 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1993.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hea Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 | Howell Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Howell Petroleum Corporationthrough Jun 1993 |
| Latest permit | Hea Exploration, Inc.Oct 16, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 16, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 1985
- completed
- 1.06K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 743
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 23, 1993
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varisco, A. Estate O-3-18959 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Howell Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 1.06K | 743 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1993 |
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 → May 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287592-99 | Recompletion | Hea Exploration, Inc. | Oct 16, 1985 | Oct 16, 1985 | — | 7,400 |
| 259803-99 | Drill | Hea Exploration, Inc. | Nov 7, 1984 | Nov 28, 1984 | Jul 19, 1985 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18959 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 257 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,117 | -6,860 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,315 | -7,058 |
| Lower Cretaceous | 7,702 | -7,445 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,248 | 7,313 | Perforated |
| 7,836 | 7,904 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,154 | 12.25 | 1,085 S |
| 4.5 | 7,969 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Jan 13, 1986 | Dec 12, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 1, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1985 | Aug 9, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 18, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-041-31255 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31255 → 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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