WELL · 42-427-34209 · DISTRICT 4
Jones Family #2
Starr County · Roma East (5650) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Jones Family #2 (API 42-427-34209) is a well in Starr County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed October 22, 2010 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 10, 2007, permitted to 8,250 ft.
It was permitted by Eog Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Crockett, Queen City, Rk 39, Rk 38.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by EOG Resources, Inc.; 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 | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.through Aug 2023 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Dec 10, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 2007
- last permit issued
- Oct 22, 2010
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 223K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 22, 2010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Family G-4-235496 | Roma, East (5650) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 223K | Feb 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EOG Resources, Inc.Feb 2008 → Dec 2012
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCJan 2013 → Dec 2019
- 3Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 4Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Aug 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650425-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Nov 29, 2007 | Dec 10, 2007 | Jan 22, 2008 | 8,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-235496 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 279 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Crockett | 2,740 | -2,461 |
| Queen City | 3,800 | -3,521 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY 14 | 5,020 | -4,741 |
| RK 39 | 5,900 | -5,621 |
| RK 38 | 6,150 | -5,871 |
| RK 37 | 6,650 | -6,371 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,778 | 5,843 | Perforated |
| 5,878 | 7,116 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,037 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 7 | 5,610 | 8.75 | 195 S |
| 3.5 | 7,245 | 6.125 | 312 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 195 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, 2011 | Jan 12, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 2008 | Mar 11, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-427-34209 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34209 → 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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