TEXAS · WELLS · DUVAL COUNTY · SELF GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-131-38225 · DISTRICT 01
Self Gas Unit #1
Duval County · Hostetter (Wilcox A) field · Producing · Directional
Self Gas Unit #1 (API 42-131-38225) is a well in Duval County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed February 21, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 5, 1997, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationDec 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 21, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self Gas Unit G-1-167875 | Hostetter (Wilcox A) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 3M | Feb 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,067 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Mar 1998 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Aug 2008
- 3Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCFeb 2014 → Dec 2019
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 5Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Aug 2023
- 6Varas Energy Operating Company,Jul 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470863-99 | Drill | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | Dec 5, 1997 | Dec 5, 1997 | Dec 17, 1997 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1998 | Self Gas Unit G-1-167875 | Hostetter (Wilcox A) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 11,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 506 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 2,680 | -2,174 |
| Queen City | 6,080 | -5,574 |
| Wilcox | 8,720 | -8,214 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,718 | 8,730 | Perforated |
| 8,772 | 8,822 | Perforated |
| 8,852 | 8,863 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,500 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 7 | 8,696 | 8.75 | 172 S |
| 2.875 | 10,224 | 6.125 | 180 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 | May 19, 1998 | Apr 3, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-131-38225 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38225 → 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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