TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · OLD ZAPATA DEEP GU LEASE · API 42-505-33891 · DISTRICT 04
Old Zapata Deep GU #5
Zapata County · Urebeno South (Wilcox 7000) field · Producing · Vertical
Old Zapata Deep GU #5 (API 42-505-33891) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed February 15, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 1999, permitted to 9,400 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 Wilcox, Top Lobo 1, Top Lobo 6.
Its lease has reported 12.6K barrels of oil and 1.47M mcf of gas since February 1999, 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 CompanyJan 14, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1999
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 1999
- completed
- 12.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.47M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1999 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 1999
- 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 GU G-4-172281 | Urebeno, South (Wilcox 7000) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 12.6K | 1.47M | Feb 1999 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,327 · prior 12 15,402(+32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyFeb 1999 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482032-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jan 14, 1999 | Jan 14, 1999 | Jan 23, 1999 | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1999 | Old Zapata Deep GU G-4-172281 | Urebeno South (Wilcox 7000) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 9,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 356 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE LOWER WILCOX | 6,697 | -6,341 |
| Top Lobo 1 | 6,827 | -6,471 |
| Top Lobo 6 | 8,950 | -8,594 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,830 | 6,890 | Perforated |
| 6,930 | 6,950 | Perforated |
| 9,040 | 9,072 | Perforated |
| 9,150 | 9,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,026 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 7 | 5,763 | 8.75 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 9,398 | 6.25 | 470 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 | May 3, 1999 | Apr 15, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1999 | Mar 23, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Apr 22, 1999 | Mar 8, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-505-33891 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33891 → 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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