TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33554 · DISTRICT 04
Gutierrez 37 #5
Zapata County · Wildcat field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Gutierrez 37 #5 (API 42-505-33554) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed May 7, 1997 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued February 6, 1997, permitted to 8,760 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 5 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Top, Top Lwr Wx.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.24K barrels of oil and 2.49M mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 CompanyFeb 6, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,760
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 7, 1997
- completed
- 4.24K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.49M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 1997
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gutierrez 37 G-4-162994 | Urebeno, South (Wilcox 7000) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 4.24K | 2.49M | Mar 1997 – Apr 2026 |
| Gutierrez 37 G-4-163105 | Wildcat | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1997 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 19,593 · prior 12 23,035(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyApr 1997 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458282-97 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Apr 3, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | — | 10,400 |
| 458282-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 25, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | — | 10,400 |
| 458282-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 11, 1997 | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1997 | Gutierrez 37 G-4-163105 | Wildcat | Varas Energy Operating Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 8,760 |
| Mar 20, 1997 | Gutierrez 37 G-4-162994 | Urebeno South (Wilcox 7000) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 8,760 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 324 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityTOP QUEEN CITY | 1,155 | -831 |
| Wilcox | 3,090 | -2,766 |
| Top | 4,700 | -4,376 |
| Top LWR WX | 4,700 | -4,376 |
| Top Lobo | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,134 | 6,150 | Perforated |
| 7,168 | 7,274 | Perforated |
| 7,408 | 7,555 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,030 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 5,688 | 8.25 | 310 S |
| 7 | 5,688 | 8.25 | 310 S |
| 4.5 | 8,620 | 6.25 | 400 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 | Aug 18, 1997 | May 30, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1997 | May 30, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1997 | May 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1997 | Apr 4, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-505-33554 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33554 → 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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