TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · MCKENDRICK LEASE · API 42-479-36070 · DISTRICT 04
McKendrick #10
Webb County · Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mckendrick #10 (API 42-479-36070) is a well in Webb County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed June 10, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 6, 1994, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Queen City, Big Blu, Lobo, Lobo 2.
Its lease has reported 9.39K barrels of oil and 1.96M mcf of gas since June 1994, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston; 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 Jan 2023 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonApr 6, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 6, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 1994
- completed
- 9.39K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.96M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1994 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 1994
- Shut in
- Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendrick G-4-150159 | Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 9.39K | 1.96M | Jun 1994 – Jan 2023 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJun 1994 → Dec 1999
- 2El Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3United Oil & Minerals L. P.Apr 2002 → Jun 2003
- 4United Resources, LPJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2004 → Feb 2006
- 6Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Jan 2012
- 7Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCFeb 2012 → Dec 2019
- 8Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 9Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Jan 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422765-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Jun 23, 1994 | Apr 6, 1994 | May 14, 1994 | 10,500 |
| 422765-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Apr 6, 1994 | Apr 6, 1994 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 1994 | McKendrick G-4-150159 | Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2023 | 9,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 472 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,890 | -2,418 |
| Big Blu | 6,845 | -6,373 |
| Lobo | 8,500 | -8,028 |
| Lobo 2 | 8,704 | -8,232 |
| Lobo 6 | 9,125 | -8,653 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,682 | 8,704 | Perforated |
| 9,075 | 9,082 | Perforated |
| 9,098 | 9,125 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,032 | 12.25 | 330 S |
| 7 | 7,160 | 8.75 | 560 S |
| 2.875 | 9,500 | 6.125 | 450 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 | Oct 4, 1994 | Jun 24, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1994 | Jul 21, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-479-36070 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36070 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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