TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · GOMEZ LEASE · API 42-505-34013 · DISTRICT 04
Gomez #2
Zapata County · Taguache Creek (Wilcox 10800) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Gomez #2 (API 42-505-34013) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed March 13, 2000 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1999 and 2011, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Eog Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 5.56K barrels of oil and 552K mcf of gas since November 1999, last reporting volume in October 2023.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by EOG Resources, Inc.; 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 Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.May 25, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 25, 2011
- last permit issued
- Mar 13, 2000
- completed
- 5.56K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 552K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1999 THROUGH Oct 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 13, 2000
- Shut in
- Nov 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gomez G-4-174955 | Taguache Creek (Wilcox 10800) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 5.56K | 552K | Nov 1999 – Oct 2023 |
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.
- 1EOG Resources, Inc.Nov 1999 → Jun 2013
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCMar 2014 → Dec 2019
- 3Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 4Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Oct 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 717123-99 | Recompletion | EOG Resources, Inc. | May 24, 2011 | May 25, 2011 | — | 12,000 |
| 488257-98 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Nov 8, 1999 | Oct 7, 1999 | Oct 11, 1999 | 12,000 |
| 488257-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Oct 7, 1999 | Oct 7, 1999 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2000 | Gomez G-4-174955 | Taguache Creek (Wilcox 10800) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2023 | 11,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 542 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 6,620 | -6,078 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,302 | 10,314 | Perforated |
| 10,317 | 10,326 | Perforated |
| 10,410 | 10,422 | Perforated |
| 10,482 | 10,488 | Perforated |
| 10,530 | 10,544 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,032 | 12.25 | 355 S |
| 7 | 8,889 | 8.75 | 272 S |
| 2.875 | 10,991 | 6.125 | 520 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 12, 2000 | Apr 4, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 2000 | Mar 8, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2000 | Dec 3, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 8, 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 42-505-34013 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34013 → 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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