TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33349 · DISTRICT 04
Palmyra Minerals Ltd. #3
Zapata County · Lopeno (Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Palmyra Minerals Ltd. #3 (API 42-505-33349) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed June 1, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 1996, permitted to 9,375 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 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 | Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.through May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationJan 25, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,375
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.8M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1996
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Minerals Ltd. G-4-156731 | Lopeno (Wilcox 8,000) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 1.85M | Dec 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Palmyra Minerals, Ltd. G-4-158967 | Lopeno (Wilcox F) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 953K | Jun 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationDec 1995 → Mar 1998
- 2Choctaw II Oil & Gas, Ltd.Apr 1998 → Jun 2000
- 3Cody Energy LLCJul 2000 → Sep 2012
- 4Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCOct 2012 → Dec 2019
- 5Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 6Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444113-99 | Recompletion | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | Jan 25, 1996 | Jan 25, 1996 | May 9, 1996 | 9,500 |
| 439313-98 | Drill | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 22, 1995 | Aug 29, 1995 | Sep 16, 1995 | 9,500 |
| 439313-99 | Drill | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 25, 1995 | Aug 29, 1995 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1996 | Palmyra Minerals Ltd. G-4-158967 | Lopeno (Consolidated) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing · shut in May 1, 2002 | 9,375 |
| Dec 12, 1995 | Palmyra Minerals Ltd. G-4-156731 | Lopeno (Consolidated) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing · shut in Jun 1, 2023 | 9,375 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 407 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,185 | -1,778 |
| Wilcox | 6,670 | -6,263 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,761 | 7,769 | Perforated |
| 8,032 | 8,050 | Perforated |
| 8,534 | 8,544 | Perforated |
| 8,712 | 8,728 | Perforated |
| 9,073 | 9,133 | Perforated |
| 9,262 | 9,276 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 583 | 14.75 | 480 S |
| 2.625 | 5,936 | 9.875 | 1,000 S |
| 5 | 8,980 | 6.5 | 320 S |
| 16 | — | — | — |
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 | Aug 1, 1996 | Jul 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1996 | Jan 11, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-505-33349 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33349 → 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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