WELL · 42-047-31697 · DISTRICT 4
Bennett Mills Estate Fee #57
Brooks County · Mills Bennett (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Bennett Mills Estate Fee #57 (API 42-047-31697) is a well in Brooks County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed January 7, 1996.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 27, 1995, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Gaither Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including A Sand, B Sand, C Sand.
Its 3 leases have reported 951K barrels of oil and 2.43M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 53 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gaither Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Hearing (H)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 78
- Phone
- (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gaither Petroleum CorporationNov 27, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jan 7, 1996
- completed
- 951K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 7, 1996
- 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 53 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 Est. Fee G-4-157151 | Mills Bennett (Consolidated) | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 988K | Jan 1996 – Mar 2006 |
| Bennett, Mills, Estate Fee O-4-4282 | Mills Bennett ( C-3 Sand) | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | 3 | 75.8K | 71.4K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442271-98 | Drill | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Jan 30, 1996 | Nov 27, 1995 | Dec 1, 1995 | 6,500 |
| 442271-99 | Drill | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Nov 27, 1995 | Nov 27, 1995 | — | 4,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-157151 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-4282 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12672 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12672 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 254 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| A Sand | 3,930 | -3,676 |
| B Sand | 4,008 | -3,754 |
| C Sand | 4,337 | -4,083 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,898 | 3,906 | Perforated |
| 4,048 | 4,056 | Perforated |
| 4,269 | 4,276 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 828 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 4,836 | 7.875 | 1,155 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 | Jan 23, 2007 | Apr 17, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 2006 | Feb 8, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1997 | Feb 8, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 1996 | Feb 8, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1996 | Feb 8, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1996 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-047-31697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31697 → 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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