TEXAS · WELLS · LEON COUNTY · VARIBUS LEASE · API 42-289-31881 · DISTRICT 05
Varibus #15
Leon County · Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) field · Producing · Vertical
Varibus #15 (API 42-289-31881) is a well in Leon County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed October 27, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 22, 2010, permitted to 14,933 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cvs, Bossier.
Its lease has reported 23 barrels of oil and 3.64M mcf of gas since December 2010, last reporting volume in February 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 Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Jul 22, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,933
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 22, 2010
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 2015
- completed
- 23
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.64M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2010 THROUGH Feb 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 2015
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2026
- 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-5-261236 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 23 | 3.64M | Dec 2010 – Feb 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 343 · prior 12 25
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2010 → Dec 2023
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699120-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Jul 16, 2010 | Jul 22, 2010 | Sep 27, 2010 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2015 | Varibus G-5-261236 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing · shut in Mar 1, 2026 | 14,933 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 504 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 8,892 | -8,388 |
| Travis Peak | 9,173 | -8,669 |
| CVS | 11,313 | -10,809 |
| Bossier | 12,948 | -12,444 |
| CVL | 14,140 | -13,636 |
| CV Lime | 14,140 | -13,636 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,915 | 14,546 | Perforated |
| 12,915 | 14,827 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,628 | 12.25 | 530 S |
| 7 | 13,410 | 8.75 | 1,396 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 | Dec 28, 2015 | Dec 3, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 2011 | Jan 20, 2011 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Nov 20, 2013. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITYSpans Pettit, Travis Peak, Cvs, Bossier | TIFF | 1,628 to 13,387 | Nov 20, 2013run Oct 27, 2010 | 6.06 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-289-31881 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31881 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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