WELL · 42-041-31534 · DISTRICT 3
Varisco Unit #1RE
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Varisco Unit #1RE (API 42-041-31534) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Rme Petroleum Company, completed December 14, 1991.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1991 and 2001, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 104K barrels of oil and 963K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2018 · 512 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rme Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Rme Petroleum CompanyNov 30, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 2001
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 1991
- completed
- 104K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 963K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 1991
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varisco Unit O-3-24021 | Giddings (Buda) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 92.8K | 868K | Jan 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Varisco Unit O-3-21421 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Rme Petroleum Company | 1 | 10.7K | 94.9K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2001 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,965 · prior 12 5,293(-63%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1 · prior 12 760(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Durst Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1997
- 2Chmelar, Eugene Oil & GasApr 1998 → Jun 2000
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyJan 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 6Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515716-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rme Petroleum Company | Apr 17, 2002 | Nov 30, 2001 | Jan 6, 2002 | 12,000 |
| 515716-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rme Petroleum Company | Nov 30, 2001 | Nov 30, 2001 | — | 12,000 |
| 503527-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 29, 2000 | Dec 29, 2000 | Jan 1, 2001 | 12,000 |
| 392275-98 | Drill | Durst Oil Company | Apr 16, 1992 | Oct 25, 1991 | — | 10,734 |
| 392275-99 | Drill | Sage Energy Company | Sep 26, 1991 | Oct 25, 1991 | Nov 6, 1991 | 9,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21421 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24021 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 269 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,750 | -7,481 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,794 | -8,525 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,832 | 10,853 | Perforated |
| 9,582 | 12,740 | Perforated |
| 9,582 | 14,250 | Perforated |
| 9,645 | 12,740 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,671 | 14.75 | 685 S |
| 7.625 | 8,832 | 9.875 | 620 S |
| 7.625 | — | 9.875 | 470 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 28, 2002 | Jul 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 25, 2001 | Jul 5, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 2001 | Dec 27, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1992 | Dec 27, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-041-31534 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31534 → 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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