TEXAS · WELLS · MCMULLEN COUNTY · WHITEHURST LEASE · API 42-311-34058 · DISTRICT 01
Whitehurst #15
McMullen County · A.W.P. (Olmos) field · Producing · Vertical
Whitehurst #15 (API 42-311-34058) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed August 11, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 27, 2008, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Swift Energy Operating, LLC 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 3.2K barrels of oil and 179K mcf of gas since August 2008, last reporting volume in February 2026.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Swift Energy Operating, LLC; 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 Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Swift Energy Operating, LLCMay 27, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 27, 2008
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 2008
- completed
- 3.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 179K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2008 THROUGH Feb 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 2008
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehurst G-1-243837 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 3.2K | 179K | Aug 2008 – Feb 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,256 · prior 12 1,636(-23%)
Wells named Whitehurst
Varas Energy Operating Company's other wells filed under this lease name in McMullen County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy Operating, LLCAug 2008 → Jun 2017
- 2Silverbow Resources Oper, LLCJul 2017 → Sep 2017
- 3El Dorado Gas & Oil, Inc.Mar 2018 → Dec 2024
- 4Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661434-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Operating, LLC | May 7, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | Jun 24, 2008 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2008 | Whitehurst G-1-243837 | A.W.P. (Olmos) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 10,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 196 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,330 | 10,380 | Perforated |
| 10,388 | 10,400 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,541 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 3.5 | 10,600 | 7.875 | 1,675 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 | Feb 13, 2009 | Jan 9, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2009 | Dec 11, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-311-34058 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-34058 → 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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