WELL · 42-199-32739 · DISTRICT 3
Penwell Energy Vastar Fee #2
Hardin County · Sour Lake Easter (Yegua Y-1) field · Directional
Penwell Energy Vastar Fee #2 (API 42-199-32739) is a well in Hardin County operated by Penwell Energy Inc., completed January 1, 1997.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2004, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Pitts Burgh, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 353K barrels of oil and 4.83M mcf of gas since January 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 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 Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Penwell Energy, Inc.Sep 14, 2004 |
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 1, 1997
- completed
- 353K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.83M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 1, 1997
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 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 |
| Penwell Energy Vastar Fee G-3-162084 | Sour Lake Easter (Yegua Y-1) | Penwell Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.15M | Jan 1997 – Sep 2004 |
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.
- 1Penwell Energy, Inc.Jan 1997 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550982-99 | Recompletion | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Sep 14, 2004 | Sep 14, 2004 | — | 9,896 |
| 452025-99 | Drill | Penwell Energy, Inc. | Aug 28, 1996 | Aug 28, 1996 | Nov 14, 1996 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-162084 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24574 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 36 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 4,650 | -4,614 |
| Frio | 5,053 | -5,017 |
| Pitts Burgh | 7,110 | -7,074 |
| YeguaYEGUA Y-1 | 9,722 | -9,686 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,746 | 9,765 | Perforated |
| 9,900 | 9,914 | Perforated |
| 9,948 | 9,968 | Perforated |
| 10,125 | 10,140 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,570 | 12.25 | 820 S |
| 5.5 | 11,350 | 8.75 | 1,630 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 | Jun 1, 2005 | Jan 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-199-32739 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-32739 → 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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