WELL · 42-047-31871 · DISTRICT 4
Bennett Mills Estate Fee #61
Brooks County · Mills Bennett (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Bennett Mills Estate Fee #61 (API 42-047-31871) is a well in Brooks County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed November 22, 1999.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 1999, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Gaither Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 875K barrels of oil and 1.41M mcf of gas since February 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 50 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 CorporationSep 29, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 1999
- completed
- 875K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 1999
- 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 50 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Mills Estate Fee G-4-201304 | Mills Bennett (Consolidated) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 34.7K | Apr 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Bennett, Mills Estate Fee O-4-12672 | Mills Bennett (Consolidated) | Atlas Operating LLC | 49 | 875K | 1.37M | Feb 1997 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Gaither Petroleum CorporationFeb 1997 → Dec 2017
- 2Atlas Operating LLCJan 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 488063-99 | Drill | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Sep 29, 1999 | Sep 29, 1999 | Nov 4, 1999 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-201304 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12672 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 270 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)TOP MIOCENE | 3,150 | -2,880 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 3,850 | -3,580 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,324 | 3,336 | Perforated |
| 3,387 | 3,392 | Perforated |
| 3,418 | 3,424 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 873 | 12.25 | 385 S |
| 5.5 | 1,928 | 7.875 | 230 S |
| 5.5 | 4,775 | 7.875 | 530 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 17, 2013 | Jul 27, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 2004 | May 3, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jun 2, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 18, 2000 | Dec 15, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 18, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-047-31871 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31871 → 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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