TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · API 42-047-31340 · DISTRICT 04
Sullivan D.J. B #71
Brooks County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Sullivan D.J. B #71 (API 42-047-31340) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged February 24, 1988, last operated by Varas Energy Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 15, 1984, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
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.Feb 15, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 15, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 28, 1984
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 28, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 24, 1988
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229648-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Feb 15, 1984 | Feb 15, 1984 | Mar 29, 1984 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1984 | Sullivan D.J. B O-4-9950 | Wildcat | Varas Energy Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,890 | 7,920 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,519 | 12.25 | 775 S |
| 2.875 | 8,486 | 7.875 | 860 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 | Nov 27, 1984 | Aug 20, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 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 42-047-31340 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31340 → 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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