WELL · 42-047-31905 · DISTRICT 4
Bennett Mills Estate Fee #65
Brooks County · Mills Bennett (Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bennett Mills Estate Fee #65 (API 42-047-31905) is a well in Brooks County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed January 9, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 5, 2000, permitted to 4,534 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.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 May 2022 |
| Latest permit | Gaither Petroleum CorporationOct 5, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,534
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 5, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jan 9, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 338K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 9, 2001
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2022
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Mills Estate Fee G-4-186885 | Mills Bennett (Consolidated) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 338K | Jan 2001 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Gaither Petroleum CorporationFeb 2001 → Dec 2017
- 2Atlas Operating LLCJan 2018 → May 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500417-99 | Drill | Gaither Petroleum Corporation | Oct 5, 2000 | Oct 5, 2000 | Nov 16, 2000 | 4,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2001 | Bennett Mills Estate Fee G-4-186885 | Mills Bennett (Consolidated) | Atlas Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2022 | 4,534 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 267 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE 9 SAND | 3,114 | -2,847 |
| Frio | 4,051 | -3,784 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,553 | 3,565 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 802 | 12.25 | 365 S |
| 4.5 | 4,499 | 7.875 | 555 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 | Mar 18, 2002 | Jan 31, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-047-31905 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31905 → 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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