WELL · 42-181-31157 · DISTRICT 9
Varley #5
Grayson County · McElreath (Strawn 3600) field · Producing · Vertical
Varley #5 (API 42-181-31157) is a well in Grayson County operated by Felderhoff Production Company, completed September 3, 1986 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 23, 1985, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Tenneco Oil CO. and has since transferred to Felderhoff Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including "O Lime, 3100' Sand, 3600' Sand, 5150' Sand.
Its lease has reported 45.6K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tenneco Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Muenster, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 31, 2026
- Permits on file
- 468
- Phone
- (940) 759-3631
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Felderhoff Production Company |
| Production reports | Felderhoff Production Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Tenneco Oil Co.Aug 23, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 23, 1985
- last permit issued
- Sep 3, 1986
- completed
- 45.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 3, 1986
- 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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varley O-13-26382 | McElreath (Strawn 3600) | Felderhoff Production Company | 3 | 45.6K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,767 · prior 12 1,798(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cross Timbers Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Brammer Supply, Inc.Sep 1995 → Oct 2001
- 3Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Nov 2001 → Dec 2007
- 4Hep Oil GP, LLCJan 2008 → Jan 2012
- 5Silver Creek Resources, LLCFeb 2012 → Aug 2012
- 6Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2012 → Sep 2013
- 7Felderhoff Production CompanyOct 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 283778-99 | Drill | Tenneco Oil Co. | Jul 1, 1985 | Aug 23, 1985 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26382 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 728 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| "O Lime | 2,050 | -1,322 |
| 3100' Sand | 3,090 | -2,362 |
| 3600' Sand | 3,610 | -2,882 |
| 5150' Sand | 5,145 | -4,417 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,584 | 3,596 | Perforated |
| 4,629 | 4,634 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,914 | 12.25 | 890 S |
| 5.5 | 4,869 | 7.875 | 835 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 | Nov 3, 1986 | Sep 22, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-181-31157 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31157 → 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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