TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · OLD ZAPATA DEEP GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-505-32949 · DISTRICT 04
Old Zapata Deep Gas Unit #3
Zapata County · Urebeno South (Wilcox 7000) field · Producing · Vertical
Old Zapata Deep Gas Unit #3 (API 42-505-32949) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed March 5, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 28, 1992, permitted to 9,250 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 5.77K barrels of oil and 436K mcf of gas since March 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
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 2026 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyOct 28, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 1992
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 1993
- completed
- 5.77K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 436K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 1993
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Zapata Deep Gas Unit G-4-144340 | Urebeno, South (Wilcox 7000) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 5.77K | 436K | Mar 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,331 · prior 12 2,506(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMar 1993 → Sep 1999
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Oct 1999 → Jun 2013
- 3Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCAug 2013 → Dec 2019
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 5Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
- 6Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405329-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Nov 9, 1992 | Oct 28, 1992 | Nov 28, 1992 | 10,500 |
| 405329-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Oct 28, 1992 | Oct 28, 1992 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1993 | Old Zapata Deep Gas Unit G-4-144340 | Urebeno South (Wilcox 7000) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 9,250 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 328 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,240 | -912 |
| Wilcox | 2,955 | -2,627 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 4,895 | -4,567 |
| Wills Point | 9,250 | -8,922 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,816 | 8,832 | Perforated |
| 8,900 | 8,963 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,026 | 12.25 | 371 S |
| 7 | 5,650 | 8.75 | 420 S |
| 2.875 | 7,238 | 6.25 | 657 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 | Apr 29, 1993 | Mar 15, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-505-32949 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32949 → 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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