WELL · 42-479-37271 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Rosa V. C #8
Webb County · Bruni NE. (1ST Hinnant) field · Producing · Vertical
Benavides Rosa V. C #8 (API 42-479-37271) is a well in Webb County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed December 14, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2000, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by Cody Energy LLC and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, 1st Hinnant Sand, First Hinnant Sand, 1-A Hinnant Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Cody Energy LLC; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cody Energy LLCMay 31, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 31, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 2000
- 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-4-173548 | Bruni, NE. (9760) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 3.44M | Jun 1999 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 85 · prior 12 2,843(-97%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cody Energy LLCJun 1999 → Sep 2012
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCOct 2012 → Dec 2019
- 3Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 4Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Sep 2024
- 5Varas Energy Operating Company,Sep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495668-99 | Field transfer | Cody Energy LLC | May 31, 2000 | May 31, 2000 | May 20, 1999 | 9,388 |
| 484432-99 | Drill | Cody Energy LLC | May 10, 1999 | May 10, 1999 | — | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-173548 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 812 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 8,505 | -7,693 |
| 1ST Hinnant Sand | 8,727 | -7,915 |
| First Hinnant Sand | 8,727 | -7,915 |
| 1-A Hinnant Sand | 8,903 | -8,091 |
| 2ND Hinnant Sand | 8,965 | -8,153 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,727 | 8,772 | Perforated |
| 8,966 | 9,012 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,260 | 14.75 | 705 S |
| 7.625 | 7,500 | 9.875 | 340 S |
| 5 | 9,388 | 6.75 | 240 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 | Jul 26, 2001 | Jun 1, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 2000 | Mar 16, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1999 | Jul 14, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 27, 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 42-479-37271 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-37271 → 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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