WELL · 42-311-33868 · DISTRICT 1
SBR #230
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Vertical
Sbr #230 (API 42-311-33868) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed January 18, 2006.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 7, 2005, permitted to 11,500 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 2 leases have reported 196K barrels of oil and 2.74M mcf of gas since August 2000, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Swift Energy Company; 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 | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Swift Energy CompanyDec 7, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 2006
- completed
- 196K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.74M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBR G-1-278990 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 23.7K | Mar 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| SBR O-1-14305 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 10 | 196K | 2.72M | Aug 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 36,199 · prior 12 62,085(-42%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 520 · prior 12 324(+60%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy CompanyAug 2000 → Dec 2005
- 2Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Jun 2017
- 3Silverbow Resources Oper, LLCJul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610697-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Company | Dec 7, 2005 | Dec 7, 2005 | Dec 21, 2005 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-278990 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-14305 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 261 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,156 | 10,176 | Perforated |
| 10,156 | 10,216 | Perforated |
| 10,176 | 10,196 | Perforated |
| 10,196 | 10,216 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.62 | 1,524 | 9.5 | 370 S |
| 7 | 1,524 | 9.5 | 370 S |
| 3.5 | 10,340 | 6.5 | 1,125 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 | Feb 2, 2016 | Jul 20, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 2006 | Feb 13, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-311-33868 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-33868 → 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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