TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · MCKENDRICK, W. H. ET AL LEASE · API 42-479-36071 · DISTRICT 04
McKendrick W. H. et Al #9
Webb County · Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mckendrick W. H. ET AL #9 (API 42-479-36071) is a well in Webb County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed May 22, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 6, 1994, permitted to 9,550 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 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Carizzo Wilcox, Lobo.
Its lease has reported 6.11K barrels of oil and 3.48M mcf of gas since May 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 Dec 2024 |
| 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.
- 9,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 6, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 22, 1994
- completed
- 6.11K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.48M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Dec 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 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, W. H. et Al G-4-149614 | Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 6.11K | 3.48M | May 1994 – Dec 2024 |
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. - HoustonMay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422766-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Apr 6, 1994 | Apr 6, 1994 | Apr 10, 1994 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1994 | McKendrick W. H. et Al G-4-149614 | Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2023 | 9,550 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 485 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,930 | -2,445 |
| Carizzo Wilcox | 4,552 | -4,067 |
| Lobo | 8,300 | -7,815 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,069 | 9,155 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,030 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 7 | 7,120 | 8.75 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 9,550 | 6.5 | 260 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 3, 1994 | Jun 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 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 42-479-36071 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36071 → 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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