WELL · 42-479-35835 · DISTRICT 4
Laurel #1
Webb County · Cuba Libre (Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Laurel #1 (API 42-479-35835) is a well in Webb County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed October 4, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 1, 1993, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Esenjay Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Reklaw, 6th Hinnant, El Vella.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Esenjay Petroleum Corp.; 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 Sep 2023 |
| Latest permit | Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Jun 1, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 1, 1993
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1993
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel G-4-146908 | Cuba Libre (Wilcox Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 1.23M | Oct 1993 – 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.
- 1Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Oct 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Transtexas Gas CorporationJan 1995 → Nov 1998
- 3Cody Energy, Inc.Dec 1998 → Jan 1999
- 4Cody Energy LLCFeb 1999 → Sep 2012
- 5Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCOct 2012 → Feb 2016
- 6Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Sep 2023 → Sep 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412283-99 | Drill | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Jun 1, 1993 | Jun 1, 1993 | Jun 8, 1993 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-146908 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 855 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Reklaw | 9,100 | -8,245 |
| 6TH Hinnant | 9,760 | -8,905 |
| EL Vella | 10,310 | -9,455 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,058 | 10,072 | Perforated |
| 10,108 | 10,127 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,247 | 14.75 | 710 S |
| 7.625 | 7,970 | 9.875 | 915 S |
| 4.5 | 10,937 | 6.75 | 460 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 5, 1994 | Jul 26, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1993 | Oct 14, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-479-35835 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-35835 → 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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