WELL · 42-505-33430 · DISTRICT 4
Palmyra Minerals Ltd. #4
Zapata County · Wildcat field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Palmyra Minerals Ltd. #4 (API 42-505-33430) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed August 24, 1996 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) in 1996, permitted to 13,500 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.
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 | Cody Energy LLCthrough Mar 2006 |
| Latest permit | Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationSep 27, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.57M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 1996
- 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 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-4-159830 | Lopeno (L-25) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 2.57M | Aug 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Palmyra Minerals, Ltd. G-4-161364 | Wildcat | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1996 – 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.
- 1Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationAug 1996 → Mar 1998
- 2Choctaw II Oil & Gas, Ltd.Apr 1998 → Jun 2000
- 3Cody Energy LLCJul 2000 → Mar 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453247-99 | Field transfer | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 27, 1996 | Sep 27, 1996 | May 25, 1996 | 13,500 |
| 447182-98 | Drill | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | Sep 13, 1996 | Apr 24, 1996 | May 25, 1996 | 13,500 |
| 447182-99 | Drill | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 18, 1996 | Apr 24, 1996 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-159830 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-161364 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 396 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,150 | -1,754 |
| Wilcox | 6,700 | -6,304 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,794 | 9,804 | Perforated |
| 9,817 | 9,826 | Perforated |
| 9,830 | 9,839 | Perforated |
| 9,841 | 9,856 | Perforated |
| 11,612 | 11,636 | Perforated |
| 11,826 | 11,854 | Perforated |
| 12,236 | 12,250 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 610 | 17.5 | 610 S |
| 9.625 | 6,200 | 12.25 | 1,233 S |
| 5 | 12,500 | 6.5 | 575 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 15, 1997 | Feb 27, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1997 | Jan 29, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 25, 1996 | Sep 4, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 18, 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 42-505-33430 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33430 → 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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