WELL · 42-505-31563 · DISTRICT 4
Ramirez Blas #Q-4
Zapata County · Lopeno ( Queen City Oil) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Ramirez Blas #Q-4 (API 42-505-31563) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed September 24, 1982 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 11, 1982, permitted to 2,800 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Energy Producing Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 78.4K barrels of oil and 158K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Gulf Energy Producing Company; 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 | Blackbeard Operating, LLCthrough May 2020 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Energy Producing CompanyAug 11, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 1982
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 1982
- completed
- 78.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 158K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 1982
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez, Blas O-4-7946 | Lopeno ( Queen City Oil) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 78.4K | 158K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Holden Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2BPL Exploration, Ltd.Aug 1993 → Dec 1993
- 3Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1994 → Mar 1998
- 4Choctaw II Oil & Gas, Ltd.Apr 1998 → Jun 2000
- 5Cody Energy LLCJul 2000 → Sep 2012
- 6Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCOct 2012 → Dec 2019
- 7Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → May 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168938-99 | Drill | Gulf Energy Producing Company | Aug 11, 1982 | Aug 11, 1982 | — | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-7946 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,237 | 2,246 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 451 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 2.375 | 2,623 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 2,802 | 7.875 | 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 21, 1982 | — |
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 42-505-31563 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31563 → 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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