WELL · 42-505-35409 · DISTRICT 4
Palmyra #18
Zapata County · Lopeno (Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Palmyra #18 (API 42-505-35409) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed January 28, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 2005, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cody Energy LLC and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Recklaw, Wilcox, L-10, L-15.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Cody Energy LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (713) 301-7468
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Blackbeard Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Cody Energy LLCNov 2, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 104K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra G-4-217000 | Lopeno (Consolidated) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 104K | Jan 2006 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Cody Energy LLCJan 2006 → Sep 2012
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCOct 2012 → Sep 2017
- 3Blackbeard Operating, LLCMar 2020 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608839-99 | Drill | Cody Energy LLC | Nov 2, 2005 | Nov 2, 2005 | Nov 17, 2005 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-217000 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 361 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Recklaw | 4,694 | -4,333 |
| Wilcox | 6,532 | -6,171 |
| L-10 | 8,783 | -8,422 |
| L-15 | 10,146 | -9,785 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,170 | 7,180 | Perforated |
| 7,530 | 7,540 | Perforated |
| 8,100 | 8,120 | Perforated |
| 8,349 | 8,359 | Perforated |
| 8,370 | 8,380 | Perforated |
| 8,983 | 8,994 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 645 | 13.5 | 459 S |
| 7.625 | 5,192 | 9.875 | 620 S |
| 4.5 | 10,390 | 6.5 | 490 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 30, 2006 | Mar 10, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-505-35409 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35409 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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