WELL · 42-037-30287 · DISTRICT 6
Bentley #3
Bowie County · Texarkana West (Smackover) field · Producing · Vertical
Bentley #3 (API 42-037-30287) is a well in Bowie County operated by Neches Oil & Gas Company Inc., completed January 22, 1990 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 27, 1989, permitted to 8,200 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 5 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Buckner.
Its lease has reported 372K barrels of oil and 228K 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.Oct 27, 1989 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 1990
- completed
- 372K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 228K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 1990
- 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 O-6-12687 | Texarkana, West (Smackover) | Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc. | 1 | 372K | 228K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,171 · prior 12 5,058(-18%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365732-99 | Drill | Murphy Oil USA, Inc. | Oct 27, 1989 | Oct 27, 1989 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12687 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 332 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE/MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 4,520 | -4,188 |
| Travis Peak | 5,244 | -4,912 |
| Cotton Valley | 6,160 | -5,828 |
| BucknerBUCKNER SHALE | 7,302 | -6,970 |
| SmackoverTOP SMACKOVER | 7,403 | -7,071 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,531 | 7,534 | Perforated |
| 7,543 | 7,551 | Perforated |
| 7,580 | 7,587 | Perforated |
| 7,590 | 7,593 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,061 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 7,802 | 8.5 | 360 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 | May 16, 1990 | Jan 26, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-037-30287 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-037-30287 → 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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