TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · BENTSEN, L. LEASE · API 42-215-31683 · DISTRICT 04

Bentsen L. #1

Plugged

Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (Frio Cons.) field · Vertical

Bentsen L. #1 (API 42-215-31683) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged December 6, 2006, last operated by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 1986, permitted to 11,800 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including F-6, F-14-B, F-17.

Operator of record

Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.

Based in: Spring, TX
P-5 status: Active (A)
P-5 last filed: Jun 4, 2025
Permits on file: 6,763
Phone: (346) 474-9142

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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.
Production reports	Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.through Jul 2005
Latest permit	Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 30, 1986

11,800: total depth, ft
1: permits on file
Jan 30, 1986: last permit issued
Jun 13, 1986: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
416K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2006

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Jun 13, 1986
Shut in: —
Plugged: Dec 6, 2006

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
Bentsen, L. G-4-121744	Monte Christo (Frio Cons.)	Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.	1	0	416K	Jan 1993 – Dec 2006

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.

1Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2005

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
296598-99	Drill	Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.	Jul 9, 1986	Jan 30, 1986	Mar 8, 1986	11,800

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
Jun 13, 1986	Bentsen L. G-4-121744	Monte Christo (Frio Cons.)	Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.	Plugged	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 16 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
F-6	8,571	-8,555
F-14-B	9,325	-9,309
F-17	9,908	-9,892

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
8,577	8,624	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
9.625	3,000	12.25	1,088 S
2.875	11,300	8.75	2,948 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, 1986	Jul 18, 1986	Yes
00	Aug 2, 1986	—	—

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 42-215-31683 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-215-31683 → 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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