WELL · 42-131-37588 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Juan #1
Duval County · EL Mesquite (5200) field · Vertical
Benavides Juan #1 (API 42-131-37588) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged October 13, 2008, last operated by Alacia Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 16, 1992, permitted to 5,350 ft.
It was permitted by Davis, Tommy and has since transferred to Alacia Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Cook Mountain.
Its lease has reported 19.3K barrels of oil and 5.93K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Davis, Tommy; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Freer, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 8, 2016
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Alacia Operating Company |
| Production reports | Alacia Operating Companythrough Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | Davis, TommyJul 16, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jul 29, 1992
- completed
- 19.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.93K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 29, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 13, 2008
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, Juan O-4-12084 | EL Mesquite (5200) | Alacia Operating Company | 1 | 19.3K | 5.93K | 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.
- 1Davis, TommyJan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Davis, EddieJul 1995 → Feb 1997
- 3Alacia Operating CompanyApr 1997 → Jan 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400931-99 | Drill | Davis, Tommy | Jul 7, 1992 | Jul 16, 1992 | Jul 19, 1992 | 5,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12084 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 708 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 2,410 | -1,702 |
| Yegua | 3,405 | -2,697 |
| Cook Mountain | 4,920 | -4,212 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,206 | 5,216 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 650 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 5,270 | 7.875 | 1,030 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, 1992 | Aug 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 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 42-131-37588 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37588 → 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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