TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-32457 · DISTRICT 04
Cuellar Trust GU #3
Zapata County · Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Cuellar Trust GU #3 (API 42-505-32457) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed April 3, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1997, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 125 barrels of oil and 873K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Apr 2022 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMar 4, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1997
- completed
- 125
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 873K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Apr 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1997
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2020
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuellar Trust GU G-4-162837 | Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 125 | 873K | Apr 1997 – Apr 2022 |
| Cuellar Trust GU G-4-149942 | Wildcat | Enron Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyApr 1997 → Sep 1999
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Oct 1999 → Mar 2013
- 3Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCJan 2015 → Dec 2019
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCJul 2020 → Jul 2020
- 5Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Oct 2021 → Apr 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459432-98 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Apr 24, 1997 | Mar 4, 1997 | May 26, 1988 | 9,700 |
| 459432-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 4, 1997 | Mar 4, 1997 | — | 9,700 |
| 346829-99 | Drill | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | May 20, 1988 | May 20, 1988 | May 26, 1988 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1997 | Cuellar Trust GU G-4-162837 | Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2020 | 9,700 |
| Jun 20, 1988 | Cuellar Trust GU G-4-149942 | Wildcat | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,879 | 8,898 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 750 | 14.75 | 530 S |
| 7.625 | 6,468 | 9.875 | 515 S |
| 2.375 | 9,696 | 6.75 | 740 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 9, 1997 | May 8, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1994 | Jun 9, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 5, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-505-32457 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32457 → 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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