WELL · 42-047-30982 · DISTRICT 4
Bennett Mills #53
Brooks County · Mills Bennett (P Sand Seg 4) field · Vertical
Bennett Mills #53 (API 42-047-30982) is a well in Brooks County operated by Gaither Petroleum Corporation, completed February 15, 1985.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1995, permitted to 6,009 ft.
Its 3 leases have reported 906K barrels of oil and 1.47M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 51 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Katy, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (281) 994-5400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gaither Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gaither Petroleum CorporationJan 6, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,009
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 6, 1995
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 1985
- completed
- 906K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.47M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 1985
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 51 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Mills Estate Fee O-4-12672 | Mills Bennett (Consolidated) | Atlas Operating LLC | 49 | 875K | 1.37M | Feb 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Bennett, Mills O-4-12433 | Mills Bennett (L Sand) | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 30.8K | 70.2K | Jan 1995 – Aug 1997 |
| Bennett, Mills G-4-115534 | Mills Bennett (P Sand Seg 4) | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 30.7K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1995 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 76 · prior 12 0
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 2017
- 3Atlas Operating LLCJan 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431620-99 | Recompletion | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Jan 6, 1995 | Jan 6, 1995 | Dec 30, 1994 | 6,000 |
| 127115-99 | Drill | Bennett, Mills Estate | Jul 27, 1981 | Jul 27, 1981 | Oct 7, 1981 | 6,009 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-115534 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12433 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12672 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,488 | 5,510 | Perforated |
| 5,806 | 5,810 | Perforated |
| 5,806 | 5,820 | Perforated |
| 5,815 | 5,820 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 815 | 13.5 | 470 S |
| 2.375 | 5,745 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,907 | 8.5 | 1,045 S |
| 5.5 | 5,909 | — | — |
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 | Jun 16, 1997 | Jan 18, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1995 | Jan 18, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1985 | Feb 26, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 18, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 23, 1981 | — |
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 42-047-30982 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-30982 → 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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