WELL · 42-505-32730 · DISTRICT 4
Pena #2
Zapata County · Alworth (FB-a Hinnant 1ST) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Pena #2 (API 42-505-32730) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed January 17, 1991 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 25, 1990, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Tesoro Expl. & Prod. Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, First Hinnant (Wilcox).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Tesoro Expl. & Prod. 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 | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.through Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | Tesoro Expl. & Prod. CompanyOct 25, 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
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.71M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 1991
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pena G-4-137147 | Alworth (FB-a, Hinnant 1ST) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 6.71M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 162(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 1998
- 2Choctaw II Oil & Gas, Ltd.Apr 1998 → Jun 2000
- 3Cody Energy LLCJul 2000 → Sep 2012
- 4Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCOct 2012 → Nov 2019
- 5Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 6Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379880-98 | Drill | Tesoro Expl. & Prod. Company | Nov 8, 1990 | Oct 25, 1990 | Nov 6, 1990 | 10,500 |
| 379880-99 | Drill | Tesoro Expl. & Prod. Company | Oct 22, 1990 | Oct 25, 1990 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-137147 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 520 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 5,583 | -5,063 |
| First Hinnant (Wilcox) | 9,756 | -9,236 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,756 | 9,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,534 | 14.75 | 830 S |
| 7.625 | 7,607 | 9.875 | 1,108 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 | Apr 11, 1991 | Feb 12, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-505-32730 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32730 → 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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