TEXAS · WELLS · FRIO COUNTY · API 42-163-00890 · DISTRICT 01
Minotex/Benke A #6
Frio County · Charlotte West field · Vertical
Minotex/Benke A #6 (API 42-163-00890) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged August 30, 2001, last operated by Mineral Resources Incorporated.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 23, 1987, permitted to 5,560 ft.
It was permitted by Plains Petroleum Operating CO. and has since transferred to Mineral Resources Incorporated on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Mineral Resources Incorporated
Permitted by Plains Petroleum Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Lewisville, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 1996
- Permits on file
- 4
- Phone
- (972) 219-2229
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Plains Petroleum Operating Co.Sep 23, 1987 |
- 5,560
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 1987
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 1953
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 1953
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 30, 2001
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336344-99 | Reenter | Plains Petroleum Operating Co. | Sep 23, 1987 | Sep 23, 1987 | — | 5,560 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 1953 | Minotex/Benke A O-1-294 | Charlotte West | Mineral Resources Incorporated | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 5,554 | Perforated |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 31, 1953 | — |
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 42-163-00890 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-00890 → 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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