WELL · 42-037-30254 · DISTRICT 6
Bentley Unit #2
Bowie County · Texarkana West (Smackover) field · Producing · Vertical
Bentley Unit #2 (API 42-037-30254) is a well in Bowie County operated by Neches Oil & Gas Company Inc., completed August 22, 1987 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 17, 1987, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Murphy Oil USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Neches Oil & Gas Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Base Annona, Austin Chalk, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 146K barrels of oil and 81.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Murphy Oil USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kilgore, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 13, 2026
- Phone
- (903) 984-3443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Neches Oil & Gas Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Murphy Oil USA, Inc.Jul 17, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 17, 1987
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 1987
- completed
- 146K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 81.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 1987
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Unit O-6-12226 | Texarkana, West (Smackover) | Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc. | 1 | 146K | 81.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,220 · prior 12 1,233(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Murphy Oil USA, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1993 → Aug 1996
- 3Merit Energy CompanySep 1996 → Oct 2003
- 4S.E.D.I.Nov 2003 → Apr 2015
- 5Dallas Petroleum Group, LLCMay 2015 → Sep 2015
- 6Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc.Oct 2015 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332947-99 | Drill | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | Jul 15, 1987 | Jul 17, 1987 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12226 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 339 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Annona | 2,022 | -1,683 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN | 2,740 | -2,401 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 4,551 | -4,212 |
| Travis Peak | 5,262 | -4,923 |
| Cotton Valley | 6,200 | -5,861 |
| Smackover | 7,504 | -7,165 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,580 | 7,588 | Perforated |
| 7,581 | 7,587 | Perforated |
| 7,596 | 7,600 | Perforated |
| 7,606 | 7,608 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,640 | 12.25 | 745 S |
| 5.5 | 7,993 | 7.875 | 610 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 | Feb 18, 1994 | Nov 18, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1987 | Sep 1, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-037-30254 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-037-30254 → 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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