TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · API 42-311-32419 · DISTRICT 01
Gouger H.E. Fee NCT-4 #5
McMullen County · Hostetter (Wilcox 9 900) field · Producing · Vertical
Gouger H.E. Fee Nct-4 #5 (API 42-311-32419) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed February 3, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1996, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pettus, Queen City, Wilcox.
Its 3 leases have reported 11.1K barrels of oil and 1.91M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 9, 2025
- Phone
- (713) 858-3002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 16, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1996
- completed
- 11.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.91M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1996
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouger, H.E. Fee NCT-4 G-1-157469 | Hostetter (Wilcox 9,900) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 10.4K | 1.03M | Feb 1996 – Apr 2026 |
| Gouger, H. E. Fee NCT-4 G-1-123016 | Hostetter (Wilcox 12,700) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 21 | 466K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1996 |
| Gouger, H.E. Fee NCT-4 G-1-151645 | Hostetter (Wilcox 10300) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 656 | 417K | Sep 1994 – Oct 1995 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,629 · prior 12 310
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → May 2012
- 3Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCJun 2012 → Dec 2019
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 5Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Aug 2023
- 6Varas Energy Operating Company,Apr 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443701-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jan 16, 1996 | Jan 16, 1996 | Jan 18, 1996 | 13,000 |
| 428290-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Sep 21, 1994 | Sep 21, 1994 | Aug 24, 1994 | 13,000 |
| 293281-99 | Drill | Texaco Inc. | Dec 13, 1985 | Dec 20, 1985 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 1996 | Gouger H.E. Fee NCT-4 G-1-157469 | Hostetter (Wilcox 9 900) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 13,000 |
| Sep 2, 1994 | Gouger H.E. Fee NCT-4 G-1-151645 | Hostetter (Wilcox 10300) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Shut In-Multi-Compl · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 13,000 |
| Oct 20, 1995 | Gouger H. E. Fee NCT-4 G-1-123016 | Hostetter (Wilcox 12 700) | Texaco E & P Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 440 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettus | 3,100 | -2,660 |
| Queen City | 6,000 | -5,560 |
| Wilcox | 8,300 | -7,860 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,858 | 9,898 | Perforated |
| 10,601 | 10,670 | Perforated |
| 12,765 | 12,798 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 103 | 26 | 765 S |
| 20 | 1,025 | 26 | 1,900 S |
| 13.375 | 6,351 | 17.5 | 1,675 S |
| 9.875 | 9,376 | 12.25 | 1,703 S |
| 9.625 | 9,376 | 12.25 | 1,705 S |
| 5.5 | 13,000 | 6.5 | 400 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 | Apr 17, 1996 | Feb 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1996 | Jan 11, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1994 | Sep 28, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1987 | Jan 8, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-311-32419 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32419 → 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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