WELL · 42-163-31769 · DISTRICT 1
Bennett Unit #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Bennett Unit #1 (API 42-163-31769) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged May 24, 1995, last operated by Baxter Kelly H..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 1990, permitted to 7,100 ft.
It was permitted by Edco Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Baxter Kelly H. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 2.84K barrels of oil and 10 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Edco Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 11, 2001 · 14 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Baxter Kelly H. |
| Production reports | Edco Energy, Inc.through Oct 1993 |
| Latest permit | Edco Energy, Inc.Feb 2, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 2, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1990
- completed
- 2.84K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 24, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Unit O-1-12637 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Baxter, Kelly H. | 1 | 2.84K | 10 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Edco Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369408-98 | Other | Edco Energy, Inc. | Mar 12, 1990 | Feb 2, 1990 | — | 6,821 |
| 369408-99 | Other | Edco Energy, Inc. | Feb 2, 1990 | Feb 2, 1990 | — | 6,821 |
| 102876-99 | Drill | Jay-Dee Operating Company | Jul 7, 1980 | Jul 7, 1980 | — | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12637 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 463 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 5,960 | -5,497 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,342 | -5,879 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,360 | 6,821 | Perforated |
| 6,700 | 7,972 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 403 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 9.625 | 403 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,991 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,110 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,356 | 9.875 | 1,600 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 12, 1990 | Jun 21, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 15, 1980 | — |
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 42-163-31769 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31769 → 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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