TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · BILLUPS LEASE · API 42-427-34239 · DISTRICT 04
Billups #2H
Starr County · Roma East (5650) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Billups #2H (API 42-427-34239) is a horizontal well in Starr County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed April 13, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 7, 2008, permitted to 6,850 ft.
It was permitted by Eog Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 5.34K barrels of oil and 1.09M mcf of gas since April 2008, last reporting volume in May 2023.
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 | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Feb 2025 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Feb 7, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 7, 2008
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 2008
- completed
- 5.34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.09M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2008 THROUGH Feb 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 2008
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billups G-4-237457 | Roma, East (5650) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 5.34K | 1.09M | Apr 2008 – Feb 2025 |
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.Apr 2008 → Dec 2012
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCJan 2013 → Dec 2019
- 3Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 4Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654111-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Jan 28, 2008 | Feb 7, 2008 | Mar 1, 2008 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2008 | Billups G-4-237457 | Roma East (5650) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2023 | 6,850 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,150 | 9,938 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,022 | 12.25 | 386 S |
| 7 | 6,189 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 10,182 | 6.25 | 512 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 | Aug 21, 2008 | May 2, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 2, 2008 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Apr 1, 2011. Cased hole. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURVEYS CASED HOLE | TIFF | 6,812 to 10,219 | Apr 1, 2011run Mar 23, 2008 | 0.78 |
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 42-427-34239 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34239 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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