WELL · 42-039-32879 · DISTRICT 3
Bennett Estate #4
Brazoria County · Danbury Dome (5655 Sand) field · Vertical
Bennett Estate #4 (API 42-039-32879) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Houston Petroleum Company, completed February 7, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2004 and 2005, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 71.4K barrels of oil and 123K mcf of gas since February 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 223 permits on file · (713) 661-2818
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Houston Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | HG Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Petroleum CompanyMay 31, 2005 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- May 31, 2005
- last permit issued
- Feb 7, 2005
- completed
- 71.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 123K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 7, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Estate O-3-24706 | Danbury Dome (2780) | HG Operating LLC | 1 | 71.4K | 93.8K | Jun 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Bennett Estate G-3-208115 | Danbury Dome (5655 Sand) | Houston Petroleum Company | 1 | 0 | 29.2K | Feb 2005 – Sep 2005 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 795 · prior 12 533(+49%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,708 · prior 12 1,574(+9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Petroleum CompanyFeb 2005 → Nov 2009
- 2Chalker Operating Inc.Dec 2009 → Oct 2013
- 3BXP Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Jun 2023
- 4HG Operating LLCJul 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601382-99 | Recompletion | Houston Petroleum Company | May 27, 2005 | May 31, 2005 | May 10, 2005 | 2,310 |
| 554892-99 | Drill | Houston Pet. Co. | Dec 15, 2004 | Dec 15, 2004 | Dec 22, 2004 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-208115 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24706 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 22 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)TOP MIOCENE | 3,085 | -3,063 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 6,237 | -6,215 |
| FrioTOP FRIO F5 | 7,389 | -7,367 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,139 | 2,140 | Perforated |
| 2,141 | 2,143 | Perforated |
| 2,290 | 2,293 | Perforated |
| 7,389 | 7,399 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,650 | 12.25 | 556 S |
| 9.625 | 7,632 | 12.25 | 556 S |
| 5.5 | 7,665 | 8.5 | 449 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 | Dec 3, 2009 | Sep 24, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Sep 21, 2005 | Jul 5, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 20, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 14, 2005 | Mar 8, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 10, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-039-32879 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-32879 → 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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