WELL · 42-311-32977 · DISTRICT 1
Hostetter A. M. #7
McMullen County · Hostetter (Wilcox A) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Hostetter A. M. #7 (API 42-311-32977) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed July 30, 1993 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 17, 1993, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by South Texas Limited Partnership and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by South Texas Limited Partnership; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (713) 301-7468
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Mar 2003 |
| Latest permit | South Texas Limited PartnershipJun 17, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostetter, A. M. G-1-146657 | Hostetter (Wilcox A) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 1.27M | Jul 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1South Texas Limited PartnershipJul 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Washington Energy Expl., Inc.Mar 1994 → Jul 1994
- 3Cabot Oil & Gas Production Corp.Aug 1994 → Feb 1996
- 4Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationMar 1996 → Mar 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412123-98 | Drill | South Texas Limited Partnership | Jun 8, 1993 | Jun 17, 1993 | — | 8,800 |
| 412123-99 | Drill | South Texas Limited Partnership | May 25, 1993 | Jun 17, 1993 | Jun 9, 1993 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-146657 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,435 | 8,500 | Perforated |
| 8,544 | 8,644 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,311 | 12.25 | 140 S |
| 7 | 7,986 | 8.75 | 510 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 | Nov 30, 1993 | Aug 13, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 6, 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 42-311-32977 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-32977 → 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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