TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · LAUREL, F.D. "A" LEASE · API 42-505-32428 · DISTRICT 04
Laurel F.D. A #4
Zapata County · Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Laurel F.D. A #4 (API 42-505-32428) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed April 22, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 4, 1988, permitted to 11,420 ft.
It was permitted by Dynamic Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Reklaw, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 490 barrels of oil and 3.48M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Dynamic Production, Inc.; 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 | Dynamic Production, Inc.Mar 4, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,420
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 1988
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 1988
- completed
- 490
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.48M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 1988
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel, F.D. "A" G-4-127524 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 490 | 3.48M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 24,081 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dynamic Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2006
- 2XTO Energy Inc.May 2006 → Nov 2015
- 3Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCDec 2015 → Dec 2019
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 5Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2023
- 6Varas Energy Operating Company,Jul 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343512-99 | Drill | Dynamic Production, Inc. | Mar 4, 1988 | Mar 4, 1988 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1988 | Laurel F.D. A G-4-127524 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 11,420 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 429 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,760 | -3,331 |
| Reklaw | 5,945 | -5,516 |
| WilcoxUPPER WILCOX | 6,690 | -6,261 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,358 | 10,374 | Perforated |
| 10,468 | 10,500 | Perforated |
| 10,510 | 10,530 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 750 | 14.75 | 570 S |
| 7.625 | 8,991 | 9.875 | 1,005 S |
| 5.5 | 11,005 | 6.75 | 300 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 29, 1988 | May 19, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-505-32428 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32428 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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