WELL · 42-163-32987 · DISTRICT 1
Bennett #2
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Bennett #2 (API 42-163-32987) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged January 19, 2004, last operated by Lone Star Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 25, 1991, permitted to 6,800 ft.
It was permitted by H.L.S. Energy CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Lone Star Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, Olmos, San Miguel, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 12.2K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by H.L.S. Energy Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pearsall, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 2, 2015 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lone Star Operating Company |
| Production reports | Lone Star Operating Companythrough Aug 1998 |
| Latest permit | H.L.S. Energy Co., Inc.Jan 25, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 1991
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 1991
- completed
- 12.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 19, 2004
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 O-1-13190 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Lone Star Operating Company | 1 | 12.2K | 19 | 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.
- 1Lone Star Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383863-98 | Drill | H.L.S. Energy Co., Inc. | Aug 27, 1991 | Jan 25, 1991 | — | 6,800 |
| 383863-99 | Drill | H.L.S. Energy Co., Inc. | Jan 25, 1991 | Jan 25, 1991 | Mar 14, 1991 | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13190 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 506 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 3,355 | -2,849 |
| OlmosOLMOS SD. | 4,800 | -4,294 |
| San Miguel | 5,360 | -4,854 |
| AnacachoANACACHO LM | 5,945 | -5,439 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,297 | -5,791 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,297 | 8,752 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 768 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 5.5 | 6,036 | 7.875 | 606 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 19, 1991 | Jun 25, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 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 42-163-32987 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32987 → 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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