TEXAS · WELLS · LEON COUNTY · VARIBUS LEASE · API 42-289-31846 · DISTRICT 05
Varibus #8H
Leon County · Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) field · Producing · Horizontal
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) · Bear Grass (Pettit)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Varibus #8H (API 42-289-31846) is a horizontal well in Leon County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 7, 2025 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 11, 2009, permitted to 13,998 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 213 barrels of oil and 3.43M mcf of gas since June 2010, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by XTO Energy Inc.; 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 | XTO Energy Inc.Dec 11, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,998
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 11, 2009
- last permit issued
- May 7, 2025
- completed
- 213
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2010 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 2025
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2022
- 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-5-259258 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 213 | 3.43M | Jun 2010 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 40,881 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2010 → Jun 2022
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyMay 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688203-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Dec 3, 2009 | Dec 11, 2009 | Mar 9, 2010 | 19,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | Varibus G-5-259258 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing · shut in Jul 1, 2022 | 13,998 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 497 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 8,087 | -7,590 |
| Pettit | 8,824 | -8,327 |
| Pettit | 8,848 | -8,351 |
| Travis Peak | 9,124 | -8,627 |
| Travis Peak | 9,125 | -8,628 |
| Cotton Valley | 11,267 | -10,770 |
| CVS | 11,277 | -10,780 |
| Bossier | 12,884 | -12,387 |
| CVL | 14,143 | -13,646 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 14,157 | -13,660 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,933 | 12,962 | Perforated |
| 13,174 | 13,192 | Perforated |
| 14,865 | 18,744 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,989 | 12.25 | 1,240 S |
| 7 | 14,564 | 8.75 | 1,440 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 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jun 19, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 2011 | Jul 6, 2010 | Yes |
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 42-289-31846 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31846 → 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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