WELL · 42-163-32754 · DISTRICT 1
Minotex/Benke A #C 3
Frio County · Charlotte West field · Horizontal
Minotex/Benke A #C 3 (API 42-163-32754) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged May 16, 2001, last operated by Mineral Resources Incorporated.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1993, permitted to 8,858 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Olmos.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.2K barrels of oil and 25 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Mineral Resources Incorporated
Lewisville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2005 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mineral Resources Incorporated |
| Production reports | Mineral Resources, Incorporatedthrough Jul 1997 |
| Latest permit | Mineral Resources, IncorporatedApr 13, 1993 |
- 8,858
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 13, 1993
- last permit issued
- Apr 5, 1993
- completed
- 12.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 5, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 16, 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.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minotex/Benke 'A' O-1-294 | Charlotte, West | Mineral Resources, Incorporated | 4 | 12.2K | 25 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Minotex/Benke O-1-13688 | Wildcat | Mineral Resources, Incorporated | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 1993 – Nov 1993 |
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.
- 1Mineral Resources, IncorporatedFeb 1993 → Jul 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410489-99 | Recompletion | Mineral Resources, Incorporated | Apr 5, 1993 | Apr 13, 1993 | Apr 5, 1993 | 8,858 |
| 374592-99 | Drill | Minerals of Texas, Inc. | Jun 18, 1990 | Jun 18, 1990 | Jun 23, 1990 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-294 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13688 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 478 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 5,517 | -5,039 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,538 | 5,545 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 864 | 14.75 | 330 S |
| 7 | 6,848 | 9.875 | 1,210 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 | Dec 20, 1993 | Nov 19, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 30, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 22, 1993 | Mar 2, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-163-32754 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32754 → 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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