WELL · 42-505-31235 · DISTRICT 4
Lopez #1A
Zapata County · Alejandrenas (Wilcox 9100) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Lopez #1A (API 42-505-31235) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed April 10, 1981 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1999, permitted to 9,338 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; 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 | none |
| Production reports | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.through Aug 2023 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMay 20, 1999 |
- 9,338
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 20, 1999
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 769K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1981
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez G-4-93461 | Alejandrenas (Wilcox 9100) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 769K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1999
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Oct 1999 → Jul 2013
- 3Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCAug 2013 → Dec 2019
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 5Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Aug 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484684-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | May 20, 1999 | May 20, 1999 | — | 9,338 |
| 84778-99 | Drill | Gulf Energy Producing Company | Jun 24, 1980 | Jun 24, 1980 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 1981 | Lopez G-4-93461 | Alejandrenas (Wilcox 9100) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2023 | 9,338 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,112 | 9,206 | Perforated |
| 9,114 | 9,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 600 | 17.5 | 550 S |
| 8.625 | 5,016 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 2.875 | 7,708 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,928 | 7.875 | 360 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 | Dec 4, 1996 | Nov 5, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1996 | Oct 22, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 4, 1981 | — |
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 42-505-31235 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31235 → 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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