TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · PALMYRA MINERALS, LTD. LEASE · API 42-505-33301 · DISTRICT 04
Palmyra Minerals Ltd. #1
Zapata County · Lopeno (Consolidated) field · Producing · Directional
Palmyra Minerals Ltd. #1 (API 42-505-33301) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed July 8, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 18, 1995, permitted to 11,440 ft.
It was permitted by Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation 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 173 barrels of oil and 5.52M mcf of gas since July 1995, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 | Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationApr 18, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,440
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 18, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 1995
- completed
- 173
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.52M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 1995
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Minerals, Ltd. G-4-156168 | Lopeno (Consolidated) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 173 | 5.52M | Jul 1995 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 299 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationAug 1995 → Mar 1998
- 2Choctaw II Oil & Gas, Ltd.Apr 1998 → Jun 2000
- 3Cody Energy LLCJul 2000 → Jul 2012
- 4Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCOct 2012 → Jun 2019
- 5Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 6Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Jan 2023
- 7Varas Energy Operating Company,Nov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434757-98 | Drill | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 30, 1995 | Apr 18, 1995 | Apr 20, 1995 | 11,750 |
| 434757-99 | Drill | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 11, 1995 | Apr 18, 1995 | — | 11,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1995 | Palmyra Minerals Ltd. G-4-156168 | Lopeno (Consolidated) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 11,440 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 384 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,100 | -1,716 |
| Reklaw | 4,200 | -3,816 |
| Wilcox | 6,100 | -5,716 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,859 | 9,869 | Perforated |
| 9,883 | 9,918 | Perforated |
| 10,370 | 10,386 | Perforated |
| 10,394 | 10,402 | Perforated |
| 11,097 | 11,129 | Perforated |
| 11,148 | 11,184 | Perforated |
| 11,320 | 11,335 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 620 | 17.5 | 520 S |
| 9.625 | 6,227 | 12.25 | 1,600 S |
| 5 | 11,437 | 6.5 | 350 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 | Feb 7, 1996 | Jul 28, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1996 | Aug 24, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-505-33301 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33301 → 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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