TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · GUTIERREZ HEIRS 37 LEASE · API 42-505-34329 · DISTRICT 04
Gutierrez Heirs 37 #7
Zapata County · Urebeno South (Wilcox 7000) field · Producing · Vertical
Gutierrez Heirs 37 #7 (API 42-505-34329) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed June 3, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 17, 2001, permitted to 7,400 ft.
It was permitted by Eog Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Top Lwr Wilcox, Base Lwr Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 9.23K barrels of oil and 1.81M mcf of gas since June 2001, last reporting volume in April 2026.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Apr 17, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 17, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 2001
- completed
- 9.23K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.81M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gutierrez Heirs 37 G-4-183483 | Urebeno, South (Wilcox 7000) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 9.23K | 1.81M | Jun 2001 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 38,579 · prior 12 17,679(+118%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EOG Resources, Inc.Jun 2001 → Jun 2013
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCSep 2013 → Dec 2019
- 3Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 4Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
- 5Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507870-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Apr 17, 2001 | Apr 17, 2001 | May 5, 2001 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2001 | Gutierrez Heirs 37 G-4-183483 | Urebeno South (Wilcox 7000) | Varas Energy Operating Company | Producing | 7,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityTOP OF QUEEN CITY | 1,310 | -960 |
| Wilcox | 3,230 | -2,880 |
| Top LWR Wilcox | 5,495 | -5,145 |
| Base LWR Wilcox | 6,810 | -6,460 |
| Wills PointTOP WILLS POINT | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,047 | 7,070 | Perforated |
| 7,070 | 7,086 | Perforated |
| 7,090 | 7,105 | Perforated |
| 7,105 | 7,140 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,014 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 7 | 5,616 | 8.75 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 7,384 | 6.125 | 270 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 | Oct 9, 2001 | Jul 9, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-505-34329 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34329 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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