TEXAS · WELLS · BROOKS COUNTY · API 42-047-32188 · DISTRICT 04
Bennett Betsy C #1
Brooks County · Mills Bennett SE. (Vicksburg 6) field · Vertical
Bennett Betsy C #1 (API 42-047-32188) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged November 26, 2013, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 27, 2005, permitted to 6,700 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Jackson.
Operator of record
Ballard Exploration Company Inc.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 464
- Phone
- (713) 651-0181
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Dec 2007 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jan 27, 2005 |
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 968K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2005 THROUGH Nov 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 26, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Betsy "C" G-4-210425 | Mills Bennett, SE. (Vicksburg 6) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 968K | Mar 2005 – Nov 2013 |
| Bennett, Betsy "C" G-4-209271 | Patrios Windmill (Vicksburg IV) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2005 – May 2005 |
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.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Mar 2005 → Dec 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556885-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jan 27, 2005 | Jan 27, 2005 | Feb 1, 2005 | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2005 | Bennett Betsy C G-4-210425 | Mills Bennett SE. (Vicksburg 6) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | Bennett Betsy C G-4-209271 | Patrios Windmill (Vicksburg IV) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 250 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,048 | 6,056 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,375 | 12.25 | 1,006 S |
| 5.5 | 6,200 | 7.875 | 315 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 | Nov 3, 2005 | May 20, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 7, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-047-32188 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32188 → 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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