WELL · 42-311-33070 · DISTRICT 1
Penn Stella #5
McMullen County · Hostetter (Wilcox 10300) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Penn Stella #5 (API 42-311-33070) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed May 19, 1995 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 1995, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Production Corp. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miranda, Queen City, Mackhank, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Production Corp.; 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 Jun 2001 |
| Latest permit | Cabot Oil & Gas Production Corp.Mar 21, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 1995
- last permit issued
- May 19, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 19, 1995
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn, Stella G-1-154937 | Hostetter (Wilcox 10300) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 6.21M | May 1995 – 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.
- 1Cabot Oil & Gas Production Corp.May 1995 → Feb 1996
- 2Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationMar 1996 → Jun 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434025-99 | Drill | Cabot Oil & Gas Production Corp. | Mar 21, 1995 | Mar 21, 1995 | Apr 6, 1995 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-154937 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 505 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miranda | 2,957 | -2,452 |
| Queen City | 6,010 | -5,505 |
| Mackhank | 9,380 | -8,875 |
| WilcoxWILCOX 10300 | 10,306 | -9,801 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,306 | 10,316 | Perforated |
| 10,328 | 10,340 | Perforated |
| 10,350 | 10,374 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,030 | 14.75 | 1,190 S |
| 7.625 | 8,513 | 9.875 | 260 S |
| 4.5 | 10,470 | 6.5 | 230 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 2, 1995 | Jun 29, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 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 42-311-33070 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-33070 → 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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