TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · SPICE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-311-32732 · DISTRICT 01
Spice Gas Unit #3
McMullen County · Hostetter (Wilcox 10300) field · Producing · Vertical
Spice Gas Unit #3 (API 42-311-32732) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed September 28, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 18, 1989, permitted to 12,800 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Exploration & Production CO. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Queen City.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Sun Exploration & Production Co.; 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 | Sun Exploration & Production Co.Jan 18, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 1989
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.72M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spice Gas Unit G-1-130821 | Hostetter (Wilcox 10300) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 6.72M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 17,004 · prior 12 3,639(+367%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355303-98 | Drill | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | May 12, 1989 | Jan 18, 1989 | — | 13,500 |
| 355303-99 | Drill | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Jan 18, 1989 | Jan 18, 1989 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1993 | Spice Gas Unit G-1-130821 | Hostetter (Wilcox 10300) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 12,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 471 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 6,100 | -5,629 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,212 | 10,224 | Perforated |
| 10,212 | 10,336 | Perforated |
| 10,244 | 10,254 | Perforated |
| 10,278 | 10,300 | Perforated |
| 10,324 | 10,336 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.5 | 2,025 | 17.5 | 1,450 S |
| 9.625 | 8,432 | 12.25 | 180 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 28, 1994 | Jun 16, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1990 | Jul 13, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 1989 | May 23, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-311-32732 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32732 → 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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