WELL · 42-163-34020 · DISTRICT 1
Benke #8H
Frio County · Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) field · Producing · Horizontal
Benke #8H (API 42-163-34020) is a horizontal well in Frio County operated by Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC, completed June 23, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 6, 2016, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Queen City, Escondido, Navarro, Olmos.
Its lease has reported 1.1M barrels of oil and 510K mcf of gas since September 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC
Permitted by Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 233 permits on file · (888) 973-7780
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC |
| Production reports | Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationDec 6, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 6, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jun 23, 2017
- completed
- 1.1M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 510K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 23, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
Surface location
28.785242, -98.853114
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Frio County.
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benke O-1-18048 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC | 8 | 1.1M | 510K | Sep 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 32,103 · prior 12 40,466(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,539 · prior 12 16,517(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cabot Oil & Gas CorporationSep 2014 → Jan 2018
- 2Venado Operating Company LLCFeb 2018 → Mar 2022
- 3Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLCApr 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 820607-98 | Drill | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | Aug 22, 2017 | Dec 6, 2016 | Mar 7, 2017 | 8,000 |
| 820607-99 | Drill | Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 22, 2016 | Dec 6, 2016 | Mar 7, 2017 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-18048 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 512 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,000 | -488 |
| Escondido | 4,395 | -3,883 |
| Navarro | 4,616 | -4,104 |
| Olmos | 5,650 | -5,138 |
| Anacacho | 6,620 | -6,108 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | 6,822 | -6,310 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | 7,077 | -6,565 |
| BudaBUDA - H2S | 7,202 | -6,690 |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN - H2S | — | — |
| Pearsall | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,209 | 7,353 | Perforated |
| 7,353 | 8,101 | Perforated |
| 8,101 | 16,651 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,100 | 13.5 | 1,919 S |
| 5.5 | 16,696 | 8.75 | 2,887 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 16, 2017 | Aug 2, 2017 | Yes |
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 42-163-34020 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-34020 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Benke42-163-34198
2.5 KM · Venado Operating Company LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 950 | -448 |
| Navarro | 4,185 | -3,683 |
| Escondido | 4,383 | -3,881 |
| Olmos | 5,113 | -4,611 |
| Anacacho | 6,264 | -5,762 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,432 | -5,930 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,730 | -6,228 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,993 | -6,491 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kothmann 30142-163-34128
3.5 KM · Venado Operating Company LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 410 | 73 |
| Escondido | 4,365 | -3,882 |
| Navarro | 4,674 | -4,191 |
| Olmos | 5,735 | -5,252 |
| Anacacho | 6,995 | -6,512 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,015 | -6,532 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,929 | -7,446 |
| Buda | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kothmann 30242-163-34129
3.5 KM · Venado Operating Company LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 455 | 28 |
| Escondido | 4,370 | -3,887 |
| Navarro | 4,672 | -4,189 |
| Olmos | 5,732 | -5,249 |
| Anacacho | 6,985 | -6,502 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,005 | -6,522 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,872 | -7,389 |
| Pearsall | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kothmann 30342-163-34130
3.5 KM · Venado Operating Company LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 487 | -3 |
| Escondido | 4,353 | -3,869 |
| Navarro | 4,667 | -4,183 |
| Olmos | 5,702 | -5,218 |
| Anacacho | 6,877 | -6,393 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,966 | -6,482 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,841 | -7,357 |
| Georgetown | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Willow 2H42-163-34093
5.8 KM · Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 1,128 | -664 |
| Escondido | 4,523 | -4,059 |
| Navarro | 4,744 | -4,280 |
| Olmos | 5,777 | -5,313 |
| Anacacho | 7,009 | -6,545 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,581 | -7,117 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,865 | -7,401 |
| Georgetown | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Willow 3H42-163-34094
5.8 KM · Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 1,129 | -665 |
| Escondido | 4,524 | -4,060 |
| Navarro | 4,745 | -4,281 |
| Olmos | 5,778 | -5,314 |
| Anacacho | 7,007 | -6,543 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,587 | -7,123 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,861 | -7,397 |
| Georgetown | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bluejack 30342-163-34314
7.2 KM · Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · Section with this well →
| Escondido | 4,891 | -4,394 |
| Olmos | 5,695 | -5,198 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,284 | -6,787 |
| Buda | — | |
| Anacacho | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Navarro | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bluejack42-163-34315
7.2 KM · Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC · Section with this well →
| Olmos | 5,675 | -5,178 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,515 | -6,018 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,267 | -6,770 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Navarro | — | |
| Pearsall | — | |
| Anacacho | — | |
| Queen City | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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