WELL · 42-505-32679 · DISTRICT 4
Gutierrez Higinio #1
Zapata County · Charco (9200) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Gutierrez Higinio #1 (API 42-505-32679) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed August 20, 1990 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 11, 1990, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Natural Reserves Group, Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Rex Law, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Natural Reserves Group, Inc.; 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 2022 |
| Latest permit | Natural Reserves Group, Inc.May 11, 1990 |
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
- May 11, 1990
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 194K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 1990
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gutierrez, Higinio G-4-136182 | Charco (9200) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 194K | 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.
- 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 → Mar 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373272-99 | Drill | Natural Reserves Group, Inc. | May 11, 1990 | May 11, 1990 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-136182 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 418 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,120 | -2,702 |
| Rex Law | 5,030 | -4,612 |
| Wilcox | 5,610 | -5,192 |
| WilcoxWILCOX PRESSURE | 7,538 | -7,120 |
| WilcoxWILCOX A | 9,150 | -8,732 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 751 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 7 | 7,909 | 8.75 | 333 S |
| 3.5 | 9,820 | 6.125 | 327 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 3, 1991 | Oct 11, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-505-32679 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32679 → 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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