WELL · 42-163-32697 · DISTRICT 1
Bennett Bros -A- #3
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Bennett Bros -A- #3 (API 42-163-32697) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged November 19, 2021, last operated by Fortune Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 6, 1990, permitted to 6,570 ft.
It was permitted by Noble Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Fortune Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 38.6K barrels of oil and 9 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Noble Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Willis, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 42 permits on file · (800) 525-5883
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Operating Company |
| Production reports | Fortune Operating Companythrough Feb 2010 |
| Latest permit | Noble Energy, Inc.Apr 6, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,570
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 6, 1990
- last permit issued
- May 23, 1990
- completed
- 38.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 23, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 19, 2021
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 Bros -A- O-1-12534 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Fortune Operating Company | 1 | 38.6K | 9 | 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.
- 1Western Field Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2Fortune Operating CompanyNov 1995 → Feb 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371912-98 | Drill | Noble Energy, Inc. | Jun 28, 1990 | Apr 6, 1990 | — | 6,570 |
| 371912-99 | Drill | Noble Energy, Inc. | Apr 6, 1990 | Apr 6, 1990 | Apr 17, 1990 | 6,570 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12534 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 535 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,255 | -5,720 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,683 | 9,083 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 688 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 5.5 | 5,992 | 7.875 | 960 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 | Jul 3, 1990 | Jun 18, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-163-32697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32697 → 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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