WELL · 42-131-37579 · DISTRICT 4
Bennett J. M. #15
Duval County · Bennett Ranch (3RD Cook Mtn.) field · Vertical
Bennett J. M. #15 (API 42-131-37579) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged May 20, 1999, last operated by Hughes Dan A. Company L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 1, 1992, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company and has since transferred to Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Cole, Mirando, Yegua, 1 Cook Mtn.
Its lease has reported 231K barrels of oil and 545K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Beeville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 207
- Phone
- (361) 358-3752
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. |
| Production reports | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.through Nov 2020 |
| Latest permit | Hughes, Dan A. CompanyJul 1, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 1, 1992
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1992
- completed
- 231K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 545K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 20, 1999
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; they carry 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, J. M. O-4-11778 | Bennett Ranch (3RD Cook Mtn.) | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | 14 | 231K | 545K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Hughes, Dan A. CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 2006
- 2Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.Apr 2006 → Nov 2020
- 3Vision Oil and Gas LLCFeb 2017 → Oct 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400551-99 | Drill | Hughes, Dan A. Company | Jun 25, 1992 | Jul 1, 1992 | Jul 30, 1992 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11778 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 663 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cole | 2,673 | -2,010 |
| Mirando | 3,190 | -2,527 |
| Yegua | 3,378 | -2,715 |
| 1 Cook MTN | 5,125 | -4,462 |
| 3RD Cook MTN | 5,422 | -4,759 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,421 | 5,431 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,398 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 4.5 | 5,550 | 7.875 | 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 | Nov 13, 1992 | Sep 25, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-131-37579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37579 → 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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