WELL · 42-041-31351 · DISTRICT 3
Varisco A. Estate #4
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Vertical
Varisco A. Estate #4 (API 42-041-31351) is a well in Brazos County operated by Graham Royalty Ltd., completed December 12, 1985.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1989, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Buda, Georgetown.
Its 2 leases have reported 51.9K barrels of oil and 82.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Covington, LA · P-5 Y, filed Apr 5, 1996 · 227 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Graham Royalty Ltd. |
| Production reports | Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCthrough May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Graham Royalty, Ltd.Dec 1, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 12, 1985
- completed
- 51.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 82.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 12, 1985
- 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 2 leases 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-3-20638 | Kurten (Austin Chalk) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 51.9K | 82.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-3-19026 | — | — | 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.
- 1Graham Royalty, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Midpar L.P.Nov 1993 → Feb 1995
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → May 1996
- 4Costilla Petroleum CorporationJun 1996 → Jan 1997
- 5Costilla Energy, Inc.Feb 1997 → Mar 1999
- 6Petra Oleum Corp.Apr 1999 → Apr 2000
- 7Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 2000 → Jan 2001
- 8Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 9Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 10Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 11Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → Apr 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365588-99 | Recompletion | Graham Royalty, Ltd. | Oct 25, 1989 | Dec 1, 1989 | — | 7,929 |
| 287733-99 | Drill | Republic Mineral Corporation | Oct 9, 1985 | Oct 16, 1985 | Nov 8, 1985 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19026 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20638 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 244 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Buda | 7,600 | -7,356 |
| BudaBUDA LIMESTONE | 7,600 | -7,356 |
| Georgetown | 7,672 | -7,428 |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN LIMESTONE | 7,672 | -7,428 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,095 | 7,190 | Perforated |
| 7,600 | 7,640 | Perforated |
| 7,692 | 7,881 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,136 | 11 | 680 S |
| 5.5 | 7,906 | — | 295 S |
| 5.5 | 7,906 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Apr 5, 1990 | Feb 28, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1986 | Jan 15, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-041-31351 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31351 → 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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