TEXAS · WELLS · LEON COUNTY · VARIBUS LEASE · API 42-289-31187 · DISTRICT 05
Varibus #5
Leon County · Bear Grass (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Bear Grass (Pettit) · Bear Grass (Travis Peak)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Varibus #5 (API 42-289-31187) is a well in Leon County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 16, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 8, 1993, permitted to 10,276 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak, Savage.
Its lease has reported 4.14K barrels of oil and 2.58M mcf of gas since September 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJul 8, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,276
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 8, 1993
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 1993
- completed
- 4.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 1993
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varibus G-5-146833 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 4.14K | 2.58M | Sep 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 460 · prior 12 160(+188%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerSep 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2El Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Sep 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2009 → Nov 2023
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413645-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jul 8, 1993 | Jul 8, 1993 | Jul 15, 1993 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 1993 | Varibus G-5-146833 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 10,276 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 472 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 8,802 | -8,330 |
| Pettit | 8,980 | -8,508 |
| PettitPETTIT LM | 8,980 | -8,508 |
| Travis Peak | 9,350 | -8,878 |
| Savage | 9,435 | -8,963 |
| Savage SD | 9,435 | -8,963 |
| Varibus | 9,480 | -9,008 |
| Varibus SD | 9,480 | -9,008 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,361 | 9,378 | Perforated |
| 9,754 | 9,762 | Perforated |
| 9,782 | 9,788 | Perforated |
| 9,801 | 9,805 | Perforated |
| 9,832 | 9,840 | Perforated |
| 9,859 | 9,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 440 | 14.75 | 150 S |
| 8.625 | 2,120 | 10.625 | 715 S |
| 4.5 | 10,270 | 7.875 | 1,300 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 16, 1994 | Jan 5, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1993 | Oct 4, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 26, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-289-31187 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31187 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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