TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · API 42-311-33053 · DISTRICT 01
Gouger H. E. Fee NCT-4 #8
McMullen County · Hostetter (Wilcox 9 900) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Gouger H. E. Fee Nct-4 #8 (API 42-311-33053) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed January 15, 1996 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1995, permitted to 10,920 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 16.8K barrels of oil and 3.98M mcf of gas since March 1995, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 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 Jan 2023 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Dec 7, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,920
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1996
- completed
- 16.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.98M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1995 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1996
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2023
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 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-1-156685 | Hostetter (Wilcox 9,900) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 16.8K | 3.98M | Dec 1995 – Jan 2023 |
| Gouger, H.E. Fee NCT-4 G-1-153989 | Hostetter (Wilcox 10300) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 1995 – — |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Dec 1995 → 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 → Jan 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442584-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Dec 7, 1995 | Dec 7, 1995 | Dec 5, 1995 | 11,000 |
| 431587-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jan 5, 1995 | Jan 6, 1995 | Feb 1, 1995 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1996 | Gouger H. E. Fee NCT-4 G-1-156685 | Hostetter (Wilcox 9 900) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2023 | 10,920 |
| Mar 29, 1995 | Gouger H.E. Fee NCT-4 G-1-153989 | Hostetter (Wilcox 10300) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Partial Plug · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 10,920 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,904 | 9,932 | Perforated |
| 10,642 | 10,662 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,000 | 17.5 | 1,560 S |
| 9.625 | 7,998 | 12.25 | 1,200 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 | May 10, 1996 | Feb 5, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1996 | Dec 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1995 | Apr 28, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 17, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-311-33053 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-33053 → 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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