WELL · 42-479-38278 · DISTRICT 4
McKendrick #18
Webb County · Cerrito Creek (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Mckendrick #18 (API 42-479-38278) is a well in Webb County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed December 19, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 10, 2002, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by United Oil & Minerals L. P. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Lobo 1.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by United Oil & Minerals L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (713) 301-7468
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.through Mar 2021 |
| Latest permit | United Oil & Minerals L. P.Dec 10, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 2002
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKendrick G-4-193122 | Moritas Creek (9700) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 1.2M | Jan 2003 – 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.
- 1United Oil & Minerals L. P.Jan 2003 → Jun 2003
- 2United Resources, LPJul 2003 → Dec 2003
- 3Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJan 2004 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Jan 2012
- 5Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCFeb 2012 → Apr 2016
- 6Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Mar 2021 → Mar 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526215-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals L. P. | Dec 10, 2002 | Dec 10, 2002 | Dec 12, 2002 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-193122 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 463 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo 1 | 8,544 | -8,081 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,544 | 8,561 | Perforated |
| 8,736 | 8,750 | Perforated |
| 9,162 | 9,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,538 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 7 | 7,110 | 8.5 | 195 S |
| 4.5 | 9,650 | 6.5 | 200 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 | May 20, 2008 | Feb 19, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Apr 15, 2003 | Feb 26, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-479-38278 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-38278 → 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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