WELL · 42-475-30649 · DISTRICT 8
Varden Dolly #1
Ward County · Moore-Hooper (Wlfcmp\penn Cons) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Varden Dolly #1 (API 42-475-30649) is a well in Ward County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed October 5, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1998 and 2005, permitted to 21,600 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Atoka, Missippian Lime, Devonian.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (713) 337-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Contango Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2023 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil CorporationDec 22, 2005 |
- 21,600
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 22, 2005
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.51M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 2006
- Shut in
- May 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varden, Dolly G-10-229845 | Moore-Hooper (Wlfcmp\penn Cons) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 844K | May 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Varden, Dolly G-10-170823 | Vermejo (Fusselman) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 256K | Sep 1998 – Oct 2006 |
| Dolly Varden G-10-62722 | Vermejo (Ellenburger) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 411K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1998 |
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.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2009
- 2Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 3Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Feb 2020
- 4FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Nov 2021
- 5Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611446-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corporation | Dec 21, 2005 | Dec 22, 2005 | Jan 7, 2006 | 17,500 |
| 507197-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corp. | Mar 29, 2001 | Apr 10, 2001 | — | 17,000 |
| 477272-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corp. | Jun 18, 1998 | Jul 1, 1998 | Aug 5, 1998 | 21,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2006 | Varden Dolly G-10-229845 | Moore-Hooper (Wlfcmp\penn Cons) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2023 | 21,600 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | Varden Dolly G-10-170823 | Vermejo (Fusselman) | Forest Oil Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
| Aug 13, 1985 | Dolly Varden G-10-62722 | Vermejo (Ellenburger) | Forest Oil Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Varden Dolly G-10-61931 | Vermejo (Fusselman) | Forest Oil Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,681 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,658 | 14,852 | Perforated |
| 15,237 | 15,681 | Perforated |
| 16,084 | 16,286 | Perforated |
| 16,348 | 16,426 | Perforated |
| 16,461 | 16,686 | Perforated |
| 18,788 | 18,932 | Perforated |
| 21,295 | 21,383 | Perforated |
| 21,295 | 21,385 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1,031 | 26 | 1,500 S |
| 13.375 | 4,429 | 17.5 | 3,600 S |
| 3.5 | 10,977 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 11,775 | 12.25 | 2,800 S |
| 2.875 | 14,768 | — | — |
| 5 | 16,747 | 6.5 | 535 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 10, 2007 | Nov 21, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1999 | Oct 29, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 19, 1985 | Nov 27, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 16, 1975 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-475-30649 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-30649 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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