WELL · 42-199-32721 · DISTRICT 3
Penwell Energy Vastar Fee #1
Hardin County · Sour Lake Easter (Yegua) field · Vertical
Penwell Energy Vastar Fee #1 (API 42-199-32721) is a well in Hardin County operated by Penwell Energy Inc., completed August 16, 1996.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2015, permitted to 11,200 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua, Cockfield.
Its 4 leases have reported 376K barrels of oil and 4.34M mcf of gas since May 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 132 permits on file · (832) 671-1916
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Penwell Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Penwell Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Penwell Energy, Inc.Jan 22, 2015 |
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 2015
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 1996
- completed
- 376K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.34M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vastar Fee O-3-24574 | Sour Lake, E. (9920) | Penwell Energy, Inc. | 5 | 353K | 678K | Jun 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Vastar Fee O-3-26908 | Sour Lake (EY-3) | Penwell Energy, Inc. | 1 | 21.1K | 0 | Jun 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Penwell Energy Vastar Fee G-3-160267 | Sour Lake Easter (Yegua) | Penwell Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 3.66M | Aug 1996 – Jun 2004 |
| Penwell Energy Vastar Fee O-3-23027 | Sour Lake (EY-3) | Penwell Energy, Inc. | 1 | 1.73K | 1 | May 1996 – Mar 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 945 · prior 12 739(+28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Penwell Energy, Inc.May 1996 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 802936-99 | Recompletion | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Jan 20, 2015 | Jan 22, 2015 | May 26, 2015 | 10,880 |
| 546422-99 | Recompletion | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Jun 2, 2004 | Jun 2, 2004 | Jun 2, 2004 | 10,880 |
| 452242-99 | Recompletion | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Sep 4, 1996 | Sep 4, 1996 | Aug 14, 1996 | 10,270 |
| 444430-98 | Drill | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Aug 1, 1996 | Feb 20, 1996 | — | 11,200 |
| 444430-99 | Drill | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 20, 1996 | Mar 22, 1996 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-160267 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23027 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24574 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26908 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 42 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,961 | 9,965 | Perforated |
| 9,961 | 9,984 | Perforated |
| 10,288 | 10,310 | Perforated |
| 10,739 | 10,749 | Perforated |
| 10,739 | 10,764 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,500 | 12.25 | 960 S |
| 5.5 | 10,880 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Feb 11, 2016 | Sep 24, 2015 | — |
| 00 | May 31, 2005 | Feb 17, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 2004 | Jun 25, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 27, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 25, 1996 | Sep 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 31, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1996 | Jul 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 19, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-199-32721 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-32721 → 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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