TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · SULLIVAN, D.J. "B" LEASE · API 42-047-30854 · DISTRICT 04
Sullivan D.J. B #48
Brooks County · Wildcat field · Shut In · Vertical
Sullivan D.J. B #48 (API 42-047-30854) is a well in Brooks County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed August 27, 1980 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 10, 1980, permitted to 7,930 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 9, 2025
- Phone
- (713) 858-3002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Jun 10, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,930
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 10, 1980
- last permit issued
- Aug 27, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 27, 1980
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan, D.J. "B" O-4-9950 | Wildcat | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 10 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83308-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jun 10, 1980 | Jun 10, 1980 | Jun 17, 1980 | 8,330 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1980 | Sullivan D.J. B O-4-9950 | Wildcat | Varas Energy Operating Company | Shut In · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 7,930 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,094 | 7,100 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,509 | 12.25 | 535 S |
| 5.5 | 7,910 | 7.875 | 450 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 8, 1981 | — |
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 42-047-30854 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-30854 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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