TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · BENAVIDES, ROSA V. "E" LEASE · API 42-479-36886 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides Rosa V. E #1
Webb County · Cuba Libre (3RD Hinnant) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Benavides Rosa V. E #1 (API 42-479-36886) is a well in Webb County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed March 21, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2000.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 20, 1998, permitted to 9,232 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, Wilcox, 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 | Cody Energy LLCthrough Aug 1999 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationFeb 20, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,232
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 21, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 97.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 21, 1998
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides, Rosa V. "E" G-4-167438 | Cuba Libre (3RD Hinnant) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 97.9K | Mar 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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationMar 1998 → Nov 1998
- 2Cody Energy, Inc.Dec 1998 → Dec 1998
- 3Cody Energy LLCFeb 1999 → Aug 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473579-98 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Apr 1, 1998 | Feb 20, 1998 | Feb 22, 1998 | 9,200 |
| 473579-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Feb 20, 1998 | Feb 20, 1998 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1998 | Benavides Rosa V. E G-4-167438 | Cuba Libre (3RD Hinnant) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2000 | 9,232 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 831 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 5,470 | -4,639 |
| Wilcox | 7,930 | -7,099 |
| 3RD Hinnant | 8,756 | -7,925 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,752 | 8,768 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1,250 | 8.75 | 645 S |
| 2.875 | 9,229 | 6.125 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 27, 1998 | Apr 3, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 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 42-479-36886 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36886 → 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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