TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · SBR LEASE · API 42-311-33636 · DISTRICT 01
SBR #197
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Producing · Vertical
Sbr #197 (API 42-311-33636) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed June 15, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 2001, permitted to 10,738 ft.
It was permitted by Swift Energy Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Sparta, Queen City, Carrizo, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 1.82K barrels of oil and 243K mcf of gas since June 2001, 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 CompanyJan 26, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,738
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 2001
- completed
- 1.82K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 243K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 2001
- 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-1-185089 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 1.82K | 243K | Jun 2001 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,243 · prior 12 2,055(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy CompanyJun 2001 → Dec 2005
- 2Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → May 2017
- 3Silverbow Resources Oper, LLCSep 2017 → Dec 2017
- 4El Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.Jan 2018 → Dec 2024
- 5Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504551-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Company | Jan 26, 2001 | Jan 26, 2001 | Apr 18, 2001 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2001 | SBR G-1-185089 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 10,738 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 200 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 3,086 | -2,886 |
| Queen City | 3,373 | -3,173 |
| Carrizo | 4,957 | -4,757 |
| Wilcox | 7,109 | -6,909 |
| L. Wade | 7,166 | -6,966 |
| Navarro | 9,456 | -9,256 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,438 | 10,458 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,524 | 12.25 | 610 S |
| 5.5 | 10,725 | 7.875 | 1,795 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 | Nov 2, 2001 | Jul 23, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 26, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-311-33636 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-33636 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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