WELL · 42-311-33737 · DISTRICT 1
Yeager Gas Unit #5
McMullen County · Hostetter (Wilcox 15300) field · Producing · Vertical
Yeager Gas Unit #5 (API 42-311-33737) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed November 15, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 24, 2004, permitted to 15,664 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yegua, Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Mar 24, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,664
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 2004
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.9M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 2004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeager Gas Unit G-1-206696 | Hostetter (Wilcox 15300) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 4.9M | Oct 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,530 · prior 12 180(+1306%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Oct 2004 → May 2012
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCJun 2012 → Dec 2019
- 3Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 4Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Aug 2023
- 5Varas Energy Operating Company,Apr 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 543617-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Mar 24, 2004 | Mar 24, 2004 | Jul 11, 2004 | 19,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2004 | Yeager Gas Unit G-1-206696 | Hostetter (Wilcox 15300) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 15,664 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 492 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yegua | 3,178 | -2,686 |
| Queen City | 6,177 | -5,685 |
| Wilcox | 8,168 | -7,676 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15,142 | 15,172 | Perforated |
| 15,204 | 15,257 | Perforated |
| 15,287 | 15,317 | Perforated |
| 15,347 | 15,375 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3,003 | 20 | 2,555 S |
| 11.75 | 8,293 | 14.75 | 995 S |
| 5.5 | 15,664 | 6.5 | 600 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 | May 11, 2005 | Dec 17, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 9, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-311-33737 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-33737 → 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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