WELL · 42-427-34674 · DISTRICT 4
Jones Family #5
Starr County · Roma East (5650) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Jones Family #5 (API 42-427-34674) is a well in Starr County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed May 7, 2014 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 4, 2014, permitted to 7,500 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 9 formation tops, including Yegua, Cook Mountain, Queen City, Reklaw.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (713) 301-7468
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.through May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCFeb 4, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 7, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 159K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-4-274232 | Roma, East (5650) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 159K | Apr 2014 – 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.
- 1Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCApr 2014 → Dec 2019
- 2Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 3Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777099-98 | Drill | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC | Oct 22, 2014 | Feb 4, 2014 | Mar 17, 2014 | 7,500 |
| 777099-99 | Drill | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC | Jan 10, 2014 | Feb 4, 2014 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-274232 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 268 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yegua | 225 | 43 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,700 | -2,432 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 3,738 | -3,470 |
| Reklaw | 5,860 | -5,592 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | — | — |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | — | — |
| JacksonJACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | — | — |
| Wilcox | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,880 | 5,900 | Perforated |
| 5,966 | 6,034 | Perforated |
| 6,653 | 6,778 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,048 | 12.25 | 470 S |
| 7 | 5,614 | 8.75 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 7,252 | 6.125 | 200 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 | Oct 27, 2014 | May 13, 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 42-427-34674 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34674 → 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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