WELL · 42-311-35763 · DISTRICT 1
Stella Penn #9
McMullen County · Hostetter N. (Gov T. Wells 3RD) field · Producing · Vertical
Stella Penn #9 (API 42-311-35763) is a well in Mcmullen County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed January 9, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 12, 2013, permitted to 3,200 ft.
It was permitted by Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Hockley, Jackson.
Its lease has reported 44K barrels of oil and 113K mcf of gas since January 2014, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Bluestone Natural Res. II, 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCDec 12, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jan 9, 2014
- completed
- 44K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 113K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 9, 2014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Penn O-1-17950 | Hostetter, N. (Gov't. WELLS,3RD) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 44K | 113K | Jan 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 681 · prior 12 909(-25%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 876 · prior 12 251(+249%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCJan 2014 → Dec 2019
- 2Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 3Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
- 4Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 774914-98 | Drill | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC | Jan 6, 2014 | Dec 12, 2013 | Dec 5, 2013 | 3,200 |
| 774914-99 | Drill | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC | Dec 3, 2013 | Dec 12, 2013 | Dec 5, 2013 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-17950 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 509 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 2,271 | -1,762 |
| Jackson | 2,468 | -1,959 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,468 | 2,476 | Perforated |
| 2,480 | 2,483 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 378 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 3,000 | 7.875 | 363 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 | Dec 11, 2014 | Feb 5, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-311-35763 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-35763 → 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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