WELL · 42-297-33753 · DISTRICT 2
Bennett State #5
Live Oak County · Mikeska (10500) field · Producing · Vertical
Bennett State #5 (API 42-297-33753) is a well in Live Oak County operated by VT Vistatex Energy LLC, completed February 3, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 28, 1987, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Txo Production Corp. and has since transferred to VT Vistatex Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by TXO Production Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (406) 855-5497
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | VT Vistatex Energy LLC |
| Production reports | VT Vistatex Energy LLCthrough Jan 2019 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.May 28, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 28, 1987
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 445K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 State G-2-126558 | Mikeska (10500) | VT Vistatex Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 445K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Bridge Oil Company, L. P.Jul 1993 → Sep 1994
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.POct 1994 → Jan 1995
- 4Parker & Parsley Producing L.P.Feb 1995 → Oct 1997
- 5Pioneer Resources Producing, L.PNov 1997 → Nov 1997
- 6Sheridan Energy,inc.Dec 1997 → Feb 2000
- 7Calpine Natural Gas CompanyMar 2000 → Apr 2002
- 8Calpine Natural Gas Company L.P.May 2002 → Jul 2002
- 9Calpine Natural Gas L.P.Aug 2002 → Dec 2005
- 10Rosetta Resources Operating LPJan 2006 → Jul 2010
- 11Vistatex Energy LLCAug 2010 → Jul 2014
- 12VT Vistatex Energy LLCAug 2014 → Jan 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330581-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | May 21, 1987 | May 28, 1987 | — | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-126558 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 125 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,539 | 10,551 | Perforated |
| 10,574 | 10,582 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,020 | 13.5 | 1,090 S |
| 7 | 8,761 | 8.75 | 380 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 | Apr 6, 1988 | Feb 11, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-297-33753 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-33753 → 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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