WELL · 42-297-30826 · DISTRICT 2
Benham Gas Unit #1
Live Oak County · Pawnee (Edwards) field · Producing · Horizontal
Benham Gas Unit #1 (API 42-297-30826) is a horizontal well in Live Oak County operated by Blackbrush O & G LLC, completed March 2, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 15, 1997, permitted to 14,517 ft.
It was permitted by Parker & Parsley Development L.P and has since transferred to Blackbrush O & G LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo, Navarro, Edwards.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Parker & Parsley Development L.P; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 339 permits on file · (210) 569-6756
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Blackbrush O & G LLC |
| Production reports | Blackbrush O & G, LLCthrough Sep 2025 |
| Latest permit | Parker & Parsley Development L.PJan 15, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,517
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 2, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 2, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benham Gas Unit G-2-69020 | Pawnee (Edwards) | Blackbrush O & G, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.14M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,744 · prior 12 17,554(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Sep 2019
- 4Ensign Operating LLCDec 2019 → Jan 2022
- 5BB-Southtex, LLCNov 2022 → Aug 2024
- 6Blackbrush O & G, LLCSep 2024 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457311-98 | Recompletion | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | Feb 20, 1997 | Jan 15, 1997 | Jan 18, 1997 | 14,517 |
| 457311-99 | Recompletion | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | Jan 15, 1997 | Jan 15, 1997 | — | 14,517 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-69020 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 293 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityTOP OF QUEEN CITY | 4,388 | -4,095 |
| CarrizoTOP OF CARRIZO | 5,614 | -5,321 |
| NavarroTOP OF NAVARRO | 11,440 | -11,147 |
| EdwardsTOP OF EDWARDS | 13,578 | -13,285 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,843 | 16,446 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,208 | 15 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 14,208 | 8.75 | 2,130 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 | May 7, 1997 | Mar 20, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 29, 1976 | — |
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 42-297-30826 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-30826 → 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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