WELL · 42-163-32924 · DISTRICT 1
Bennett #2
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Bennett #2 (API 42-163-32924) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged March 9, 1998, last operated by Golden Child Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1992, permitted to 7,350 ft.
It was permitted by Pendragon Oil CO. and has since transferred to Golden Child Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anachacho, Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 53.9K barrels of oil and 43.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pendragon Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Golden Child Inc. |
| Production reports | Golden Child, Inc.through Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Pendragon Oil Co.Aug 13, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,350
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 13, 1992
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1991
- completed
- 53.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 9, 1998
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett O-1-12714 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Golden Child, Inc. | 2 | 53.9K | 43.1K | 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.
- 1Pendragon Oil Co.Jan 1993 → May 1993
- 2Escopeta Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1993 → Dec 1995
- 3Golden Child, Inc.Apr 1996 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401836-99 | Recompletion | Pendragon Oil Co. | Jul 30, 1992 | Aug 13, 1992 | Nov 10, 1992 | 7,350 |
| 381392-99 | Drill | Pendragon Oil Co. | Nov 21, 1990 | Dec 4, 1990 | Dec 10, 1990 | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12714 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 480 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anachacho | 5,866 | -5,386 |
| Anacacho | 5,876 | -5,396 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,614 | -6,134 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,622 | -6,142 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,717 | 10,140 | Open hole |
| 7,000 | 10,167 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 738 | 14.75 | 440 S |
| 7 | 6,400 | 9.875 | 300 S |
| 7 | — | 9.875 | 705 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 | Aug 9, 1993 | Jul 7, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1991 | Feb 19, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-32924 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32924 → 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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