TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · LAUREL, A. LEASE · API 42-479-36841 · DISTRICT 04
Laurel A. #3
Webb County · Tom Shearman (8000) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Laurel A. #3 (API 42-479-36841) is a well in Webb County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed February 15, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 23, 1997, permitted to 9,005 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, 1st Hinnant, 3rd Hinnant.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; 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 Apr 2024 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationDec 23, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,005
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 23, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 261K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 1998
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2015
- 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, A. G-4-166880 | Tom Shearman (8000) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 261K | Feb 1998 – 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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationFeb 1998 → Nov 1998
- 2Cody Energy, Inc.Dec 1998 → Jan 1999
- 3Cody Energy LLCFeb 1999 → Sep 2012
- 4Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCOct 2012 → Nov 2015
- 5Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Apr 2024 → Apr 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471603-98 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Mar 2, 1998 | Dec 23, 1997 | Dec 30, 1997 | 18,000 |
| 471603-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Dec 23, 1997 | Dec 23, 1997 | — | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1998 | Laurel A. G-4-166880 | Tom Shearman (8000) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2015 | 9,005 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 837 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 5,200 | -4,363 |
| 1ST Hinnant | 8,093 | -7,256 |
| 3RD Hinnant | 8,692 | -7,855 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,282 | 8,298 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1,250 | 8.75 | 570 S |
| 2.875 | 9,005 | 6.125 | 230 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 | Mar 23, 1998 | Mar 3, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-479-36841 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36841 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/47936841, documented in the API reference.