WELL · 42-131-10181 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides S. Estate #5
Duval County · Thanksgiving (E Sand) field · Vertical
Benavides S. Estate #5 (API 42-131-10181) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged May 17, 2007, last operated by Killam Oil CO. Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 5, 1985, permitted to 3,280 ft.
It was permitted by Killam Oil Company and has since transferred to Killam Oil CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Killam Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Laredo, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 837
- Phone
- (956) 724-7141
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Killam Oil Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Killam Oil CompanyAug 5, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,280
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jun 19, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 19, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 17, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides, S. Estate G-4-127819 | Thanksgiving (E Sand) | Killam Oil Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 2007 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282110-99 | Recompletion | Killam Oil Company | Jul 11, 1985 | Aug 5, 1985 | — | 3,280 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1985 | Benavides S. Estate G-4-127819 | Thanksgiving (E Sand) | Killam Oil Co. Ltd. | Plugged | — |
| Aug 7, 1957 | Benavides S. Est. O-4-3765 | Thanksgiving (Dinn) | Killam Oil Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 654 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,199 | 3,204 | Perforated |
| 3,262 | 3,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 66 | 15 | 50 S |
| 10.75 | 66 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,287 | 8.75 | 150 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 | Oct 14, 1988 | Jun 24, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 16, 1957 | — |
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 42-131-10181 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-10181 → 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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