WELL · 42-047-31878 · DISTRICT 4
Garcia 1 #1047
Brooks County · Alta Mesa (6500) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Garcia 1 #1047 (API 42-047-31878) is a well in Brooks County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed May 24, 2000 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2002.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 2000 and 2002, permitted to 7,332 ft.
It was permitted by Range Production Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 5500 Sand, 5500' Sand, Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Range Production Company; 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 | none |
| Production reports | Range Production Companythrough Jan 2002 |
| Latest permit | Range Production CompanyMar 20, 2002 |
- 7,332
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 2002
- last permit issued
- May 24, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 156K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 24, 2000
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2002
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia 1 G-4-178680 | Alta Mesa, East (Corvina) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Garcia 1 G-4-178740 | Alta Mesa (6500) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 156K | May 2000 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Range Production CompanyMay 2000 → Jan 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518450-98 | Recompletion | Range Production Company | May 7, 2002 | Mar 20, 2002 | — | 6,050 |
| 518450-99 | Recompletion | Range Production Company | Mar 20, 2002 | Mar 20, 2002 | — | 7,332 |
| 495828-99 | Recompletion | Range Production Company | Jun 5, 2000 | Jun 14, 2000 | May 16, 2000 | 7,500 |
| 490895-99 | Drill | Range Production Company | Jan 7, 2000 | Jan 7, 2000 | Jan 9, 2000 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2000 | Garcia 1 G-4-178740 | Alta Mesa (6500) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2002 | 7,332 |
| Jan 9, 2000 | Garcia 1 G-4-178680 | Alta Mesa East (Corvina) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 7,332 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 284 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 5500 Sand | 5,480 | -5,196 |
| 5500' Sand | 5,480 | -5,196 |
| Vicksburg | 7,120 | -6,836 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,504 | 6,514 | Perforated |
| 7,213 | 7,223 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,340 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 2.875 | 7,332 | 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 | Dec 5, 2000 | Jun 29, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 29, 2000 | Sep 20, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 3, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-047-31878 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31878 → 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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