WELL · 42-479-36980 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Rosa V. C #4
Webb County · Cole West (Wilcox 9600) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Benavides Rosa V. C #4 (API 42-479-36980) is a well in Webb County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed July 16, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 28, 1998, permitted to 10,000 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, First 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 Jul 2005 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationMay 28, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 28, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 79.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- 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. "C" G-4-169184 | Cole, West (Wilcox 9600) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 79.8K | Jul 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 CorporationJul 1998 → Nov 1998
- 2Cody Energy LLCJun 2000 → Jul 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476666-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | May 28, 1998 | May 28, 1998 | May 29, 1998 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-169184 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 777 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityTOP QUEEN CITY | 5,627 | -4,850 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 8,741 | -7,964 |
| First Hinnant | 9,000 | -8,223 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,002 | 9,047 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,236 | 12.25 | 580 S |
| 7 | 7,493 | 8.75 | 466 S |
| 2.875 | 9,852 | 6.125 | 242 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 | Aug 18, 1998 | Jul 31, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 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 42-479-36980 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36980 → 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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