WELL · 42-037-30268 · DISTRICT 6
Bentley-Prison Unit #1
Bowie County · Texarkana West (Smackover) field · Vertical
Bentley-Prison Unit #1 (API 42-037-30268) is a plugged well in Bowie County, plugged May 1, 2013, last operated by Murphy Oil USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 16, 1988, permitted to 8,200 ft.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Paluxy, 1st Anhy St, 1st Anhy. St., 1st Anyh. St..
Its lease has reported 1.82K barrels of oil and 45 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2013.
Operator of record
- Based in
- New Orleans, LA
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 30, 1992
- Permits on file
- 50
- Phone
- (504) 561-2596
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Murphy Oil USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Dec 1997 |
| Latest permit | Murphy Oil USA, Inc.May 16, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 16, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jul 25, 1988
- completed
- 1.82K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 45
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 25, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 1, 2013
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-Prison Unit O-6-12431 | Texarkana, West (Cotton Valley) | S.E.D.I. | 1 | 1.82K | 45 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2013 |
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.
- 1Murphy Oil USA, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1993 → Aug 1995
- 3Merit Energy CompanyDec 1996 → Dec 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346517-98 | Drill | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | Sep 16, 1988 | May 16, 1988 | — | 8,200 |
| 346517-99 | Drill | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | May 13, 1988 | May 16, 1988 | May 19, 1988 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12431 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 3,004 | -2,683 |
| 1ST Anhy St | 4,260 | -3,939 |
| 1ST Anhy. St. | 4,260 | -3,939 |
| 1ST Anyh. St. | 4,260 | -3,939 |
| Massive Anhy | 4,397 | -4,076 |
| Top Massive Anyd. | 4,397 | -4,076 |
| Top of Massive Anyd | 4,397 | -4,076 |
| Base Massive Anhy | 4,535 | -4,214 |
| Base Massive Anhy. | 4,535 | -4,214 |
| Travis Peak | 5,240 | -4,919 |
| Cotton Valley | 6,142 | -5,821 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,056 | 7,060 | Perforated |
| 7,211 | 7,217 | Perforated |
| 7,236 | 7,242 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,640 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 7,531 | 7.875 | 315 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, 1992 | Jun 28, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1988 | Sep 16, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1988 | Aug 1, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-037-30268 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-037-30268 → 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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