TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · SBR LEASE · API 42-311-33442 · DISTRICT 01
SBR #164
McMullen County · Dilworth SE (Wilcox 5700) field · Producing · Vertical
Sbr #164 (API 42-311-33442) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed August 25, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) in 1997, permitted to 10,250 ft.
It was permitted by Swift Energy Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Sparta, Queen City, Carrizo, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 4.04K barrels of oil and 162K mcf of gas since August 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Swift Energy Company; 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 | Swift Energy CompanyOct 1, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,250
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 1, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 1997
- completed
- 4.04K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 162K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBR G-1-166203 | Dilworth, SE (Wilcox 5700) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 4.04K | 162K | Aug 1997 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,910 · prior 12 3
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy CompanySep 1997 → Dec 1999
- 2El Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.Jan 2019 → Jun 2024
- 3Varas Energy Operating Company,May 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468305-99 | Recompletion | Swift Energy Company | Oct 1, 1997 | Oct 1, 1997 | — | 11,000 |
| 464506-98 | Drill | Swift Energy Company | Oct 1, 1997 | Jul 2, 1997 | — | 11,000 |
| 464506-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Company | Jul 2, 1997 | Jul 2, 1997 | Jul 13, 1997 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 1997 | SBR G-1-166203 | Dilworth SE (Wilcox 5700) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 10,250 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 246 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,856 | 6,868 | Perforated |
| 7,090 | 7,100 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 1,135 | 9.875 | 247 S |
| 3.5 | 7,490 | 6.5 | 780 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 | Jul 24, 1998 | Jun 18, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Feb 19, 1998 | Oct 20, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-311-33442 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-33442 → 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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