TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · BENNETT, DONALD LEASE · API 42-251-30905 · DISTRICT 7C
Bennett Donald #1
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Bennett Donald #1 (API 42-251-30905) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed September 13, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 6, 2006, permitted to 6,480 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 612K mcf of gas since September 2006, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 94
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Jun 2012 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 6, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,480
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 6, 2006
- last permit issued
- Sep 13, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 612K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · SEP 2006 THROUGH JUN 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 13, 2006
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2012
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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, Donald G-13-223996 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | 1 | 0 | 612K | Sep 2006 – Jun 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Bennett Donald
Formentera Operations LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Johnson County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Formentera Operations LLC | Dec 1, 2025 | today |
| Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC | Apr 5, 2022 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Venado Operating Company LLC | Jan 1, 2022 | Apr 5, 2022 |
| FDL Operating, LLC | May 31, 2018 | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Jan 29, 2007 | May 31, 2018 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Sep 2006 → Jun 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617127-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Apr 6, 2006 | Apr 6, 2006 | Apr 21, 2006 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2006 | Bennett Donald G-13-223996 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2012 | 6,480 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 876 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 5,997 | -5,121 |
| Marble Falls | 6,401 | -5,525 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,603 | -5,727 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,610 | 7,725 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,249 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 7,795 | 8.5 | 930 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 13, 2007 | Oct 30, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 25, 2007 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received May 21, 2009. Resistivity.
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| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITY | TIFF | 1,247 to 5,778 | May 21, 2009run Apr 24, 2006 | 1.21 |
These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
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 42-251-30905 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-30905 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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