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MCKENDRICK W. H. ET AL

WEBB County · District 4 · VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY · CERRITO CREEK (LOBO CONS.)

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Permits

Max Depth

10,500 ft

First Permit

1996-01-25

Latest Activity

1996-06-21

Lifespan

< 1 yr

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

1996-06-17

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: Active

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY ≠ Production: HUGOTON OPERATING COMPANY, INC. (reported 2023-12)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY ≠ Permit: SONAT EXPLORATION CO. - HOUSTON

Resolved via: scheduling → VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1996-02

Last Production

2026-03

Operator History

Chain of Custody

SONAT EXPLORATION CO. - HOUSTON 1996-1999→ EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANY 2000-2002→ UNITED OIL & MINERALS L. P. 2002-2003→ UNITED RESOURCES, LP 2003-2003→ WESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY, LP 2004-2006→ KERR-MCGEE OIL & GAS ONSHORE LP 2006-2012→ BLUESTONE NATURAL RES. II, LLC 2012-2019→ BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC 2020-2020→ HUGOTON OPERATING COMPANY, INC. 2020-2023

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Permit History (2)

#449587 Recompletion Final Completion

MCKENDRICK, W. H. · 9,280 ft

1996-06-21

Spud 1996-06-14

#444114 Drill Final Completion

MCKENDRICK, W. H. · 10,500 ft

1996-01-25

Spud 1996-01-28

Permit Applications (2)

#449587 A SONAT EXPLORATION CO. - HOUSTON

received 1996-06-21

#444114 A SONAT EXPLORATION CO. - HOUSTON

received 1996-01-25

Well Details

Well Number: 16
Max Depth: 10,500 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: WEBB
District: 4
Operator: VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY
Completed: 1996-06-17

Operator

Name: VARAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY,
Location: HOUSTON
P-5 Status: Y (filed 2025-10-04)
Cum Oil (all leases): 26,981 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 4,526,818 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O

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