WELL · 42-479-36588 · DISTRICT 4
Vastar Resources Mineral Fee #2
Webb County · Picoso (Wilcox 8700) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Vastar Resources Mineral Fee #2 (API 42-479-36588) is a well in Webb County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed May 14, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 19, 1996, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Cordele Development Corporation and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Carolina-Tex Sand, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cordele Development Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 51 permits on file · (956) 722-5238
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Columbus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Columbus Energy, LLCthrough Dec 2014 |
| Latest permit | Cordele Development CorporationAug 12, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 1999
- last permit issued
- May 14, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 216K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 14, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vastar Resources Mineral Fee G-4-174160 | Picoso (Wilcox 8700) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 216K | May 1998 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Cordele Development CorporationDec 1998 → Aug 1999
- 2Ricochet Energy, Inc.Sep 1999 → Dec 2000
- 3Acock Engineering & Assoc., Inc.Mar 2001 → Jul 2002
- 4Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LCAug 2002 → Apr 2004
- 5Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LPMay 2004 → Aug 2007
- 6Dakota Oil CompanySep 2007 → Jun 2010
- 7Bluestone Natural Resources, LLCJul 2010 → Jun 2011
- 8Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2011 → Dec 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455044-98 | Drill | Cordele Development Corporation | Aug 9, 1999 | Aug 12, 1999 | Apr 21, 1998 | 8,800 |
| 455044-99 | Drill | Cordele Development Corporation | Nov 12, 1996 | Nov 19, 1996 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-174160 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 878 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina-Tex Sand | 2,100 | -1,222 |
| Wilcox | 8,732 | -7,854 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,732 | 8,736 | Perforated |
| 8,754 | 8,756 | Perforated |
| 8,763 | 8,770 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 655 | 12.25 | 344 S |
| 5.5 | 8,800 | 7.875 | 540 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 | Sep 27, 1999 | Aug 24, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 16, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-479-36588 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36588 → 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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