TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · VARAL RANCHES LEASE · API 42-505-35362 · DISTRICT 04
Varal Ranches #2
Zapata County · Exsun (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 7
- Exsun (Lobo) · Roleta (C-5) · Roleta (GL Sands) · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) · Roleta (6800) · Roleta (7483) · Roleta (8750)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Varal Ranches #2 (API 42-505-35362) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 3, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 13, 2005, permitted to 12,600 ft.
It was permitted by Newfield Exploration Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Creaceous.
Its lease has reported 901K mcf of gas since November 2005, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newfield Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough May 2018 |
| Latest permit | Newfield Exploration CompanySep 13, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 13, 2005
- last permit issued
- Nov 3, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 901K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2005 THROUGH May 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 3, 2005
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varal Ranches G-4-214196 | Exsun (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 901K | Nov 2005 – May 2018 |
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.
- 1Newfield Exploration CompanyNov 2005 → Sep 2016
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2016 → May 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 606162-99 | Drill | Newfield Exploration Company | Sep 12, 2005 | Sep 13, 2005 | Sep 16, 2005 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2005 | Varal Ranches G-4-214196 | Exsun (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2018 | 12,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,658 | -1,308 |
| Wilcox | 4,367 | -4,017 |
| Creaceous | 11,207 | -10,857 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,304 | 10,338 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 805 | 14.75 | 560 S |
| 7.625 | 6,982 | 9.875 | 945 S |
| 4.5 | 12,600 | 6.75 | 640 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 | Jul 28, 2006 | Nov 29, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 27, 2006 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Aug 2, 2006. Density, Gamma ray, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityHIGH DEFINITION INDUCTION COMPENSATED Z-DENSILOG COMPENSATED NEUTRON GAMMA RAYSpans Queen City, Wilcox, Creaceous | TIFF | 805 to 12,602 | Aug 2, 2006run Sep 28, 2005 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-505-35362 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35362 → 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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