TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · BENNETT ESTATE LEASE · API 42-165-31705 · DISTRICT 7B
Bennett Estate #2
Gaines County · Seagraves South (San Andres) field · Vertical
Bennett Estate #2 (API 42-165-31705) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged June 18, 2024, last operated by Wtg Exploration.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 28, 1979, permitted to 5,890 ft.
It was permitted by Wtg Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Wtg Exploration on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Devonian.
Operator of record
Permitted by WTG Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 269
- Phone
- (432) 682-4030
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WTG Exploration |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | WTG Exploration, Inc.Nov 28, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,890
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 28, 1979
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 18, 2024
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 Estate O-11-63362 | Seagraves, South (San Andres) | WTG Exploration | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2024 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64717-99 | Drill | WTG Exploration, Inc. | Nov 28, 1979 | Nov 28, 1979 | Nov 27, 1979 | 5,890 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1992 | Bennett Estate O-11-63362 | Seagraves South (San Andres) | WTG Exploration | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,415 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,499 | -84 |
| San Andres | 5,296 | -1,881 |
| Devonian | 13,040 | -9,625 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,538 | 6,079 | Perforated |
| 5,637 | 5,665 | Perforated |
| 5,638 | 6,079 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 340 | 17.5 | 380 S |
| 8.625 | 5,203 | 11 | 900 S |
| 2.375 | 5,580 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,890 | 7.875 | 225 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 | Sep 6, 2023 | Feb 22, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1993 | Jan 15, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 1, 1981 | — |
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 42-165-31705 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31705 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 107K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 6.33M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2023
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000077527 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Aug 12, 2024 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 5,638–6,100 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 107,247 · prior 12 425,054(-75%)
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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