WELL · 42-361-30727 · DISTRICT 3
Vastar 2A Unit #1
Orange County · Big Thicket (Upper Yegua EY) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional · Sidetrack
Vastar 2a Unit #1 (API 42-361-30727) is a well in Orange County operated by Southcoast Production Inc, completed July 23, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1996 and 2008, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by White Oak Operating Company LLC and has since transferred to Southcoast Production Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Nodosaria, Vicksburg, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by White Oak Operating Company LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · (832) 283-7042
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southcoast Production Inc |
| Production reports | Southcoast Production Incthrough Jul 2022 |
| Latest permit | White Oak Operating Company LLCJul 8, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 8, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 2A Unit G-3-163461 | Big Thicket (Upper Yegua EY) | Southcoast Production Inc | 1 | 0 | 1.41M | Feb 1997 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Feb 1997 → Nov 2004
- 2White Oak Operating Company LLCDec 2004 → Nov 2013
- 3Southcoast Production IncNov 2021 → Jul 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 662707-99 | Recompletion | White Oak Operating Company LLC | May 22, 2008 | Jul 8, 2008 | Jul 8, 2008 | 10,619 |
| 451956-97 | Drill · sidetrack | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Feb 12, 1997 | Aug 27, 1996 | — | 12,000 |
| 451956-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Nov 26, 1996 | Aug 27, 1996 | Nov 28, 1996 | 12,000 |
| 451956-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Aug 27, 1996 | Aug 27, 1996 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-163461 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 16 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,362 | 10,371 | Perforated |
| 10,387 | 10,402 | Perforated |
| 12,120 | 12,139 | Perforated |
| 12,170 | 12,180 | Perforated |
| 12,170 | 12,192 | Perforated |
| 12,185 | 12,195 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,580 | 17.5 | 1,445 S |
| 5.5 | 10,011 | 8.5 | — |
| 9.625 | 10,304 | 12.25 | 1,065 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 | Apr 19, 2010 | Jul 31, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2008 | Jul 9, 2008 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 2007 | Dec 6, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 2002 | May 24, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1997 | Mar 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 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 42-361-30727 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30727 → 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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