WELL · 42-361-30726 · DISTRICT 3
Vastar #2
Orange County · Vidor Ames S. (Yegua DY) field · Directional
Vastar #2 (API 42-361-30726) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged April 25, 2006, last operated by Noble Energy Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 6, 1996, permitted to 14,200 ft.
It was permitted by Seagull Energy E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Noble Energy Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Hackberry, Moody'S, Dy Yegua, Ey Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Seagull Energy E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 565
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Noble Energy Inc |
| Production reports | Noble Energy Incthrough Jan 2006 |
| Latest permit | Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Aug 6, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 8, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.52M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Apr 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 8, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 25, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vastar G-3-164798 | Vidor Ames, S. (Yegua DY) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 1.52M | Jan 1997 – Apr 2006 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jan 1997 → Nov 1998
- 2Aspect Resources LLCDec 1998 → Dec 2001
- 3Samedan Oil CorporationJan 2002 → Dec 2002
- 4Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Jan 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451195-97 | Drill | Seagull Energy E&P Inc. | Apr 15, 1997 | Aug 6, 1996 | — | 14,190 |
| 451195-98 | Drill | Seagull Energy E&P Inc. | Oct 16, 1996 | Aug 6, 1996 | Nov 11, 1996 | 14,200 |
| 451195-99 | Drill | Seagull Energy E&P Inc. | Aug 6, 1996 | Aug 6, 1996 | — | 14,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2001 | Vastar G-3-164798 | Vidor Ames S. (Yegua DY) | Noble Energy Inc | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 20 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hackberry | 8,010 | -7,990 |
| Moody's | 12,520 | -12,500 |
| DY Yegua | 13,365 | -13,345 |
| EY Yegua | 13,740 | -13,720 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,373 | 13,383 | Perforated |
| 13,380 | 13,399 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 103 | 24 | — |
| 13.375 | 3,022 | 17.5 | 1,880 S |
| 9.625 | 9,204 | 12.25 | 1,755 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 | Sep 27, 2001 | Aug 2, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 1997 | Jul 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-361-30726 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30726 → 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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