WELL · 42-047-00411 · DISTRICT 4
Bennett Mills #30
Brooks County · Mills Bennett (11-C Sand) field · Vertical
Bennett Mills #30 (API 42-047-00411) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged July 23, 2012, last operated by Gaither Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1997, permitted to 5,864 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Katy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 117 permits on file · (281) 830-7878
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gaither Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Gaither Petroleum Corporationthrough Dec 1998 |
| Latest permit | Gaither Petroleum CorporationMar 11, 1997 |
- 5,864
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 69.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 23, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Bennett Estate Fee G-4-162465 | Mills Bennett (Frio 10) | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 41.5K | Mar 1997 – Jul 2012 |
| Bennett, Mills G-4-129802 | Mills Bennett (11-C Sand) | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 28K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1997 |
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.
- 1Bennett, Mills EstateJan 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2Gaither Petroleum CorporationOct 1994 → Dec 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459772-99 | Recompletion | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Mar 11, 1997 | Mar 11, 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | 5,864 |
| 355767-99 | Recompletion | Bennett, Mills Estate | Feb 2, 1989 | Feb 3, 1989 | — | 5,860 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-129802 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-162465 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 274 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,546 | 3,559 | Perforated |
| 3,595 | 3,614 | Perforated |
| 3,755 | 3,760 | Perforated |
| 3,766 | 3,771 | Perforated |
| 4,161 | 4,165 | Perforated |
| 4,681 | 4,690 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 408 | 15 | 240 S |
| 7 | 5,048 | 9.875 | 420 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 | Apr 30, 1997 | Mar 19, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1989 | Feb 7, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 20, 1971 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-047-00411 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-00411 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000099529 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Sep 5, 2012 | 3,000 | 1,560 | 3,120–3,515 |
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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