TEXAS · WELLS · LIVE OAK COUNTY · BENHAM, ERNA P. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-297-34526 · DISTRICT 02
Benham Erna P. Gas Unit #3
Live Oak County · Pawnee (Edwards) field · Horizontal
Benham Erna P. Gas Unit #3 (API 42-297-34526) is a plugged horizontal well in Live Oak County, plugged May 11, 2016, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2003 and 2005, permitted to 16,650 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Buda, Edwards.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,628
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Sep 2011 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jan 28, 2005 |
- 16,650
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 8, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2003 THROUGH May 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 8, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 11, 2016
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, Erna P. Gas Unit G-2-200147 | Pawnee (Edwards) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.4M | Oct 2003 – May 2016 |
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.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Oct 2003 → Sep 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556772-99 | Recompletion | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Jan 26, 2005 | Jan 28, 2005 | — | 16,600 |
| 535296-97 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Nov 19, 2003 | Aug 13, 2003 | — | 16,650 |
| 535296-98 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Sep 9, 2003 | Aug 13, 2003 | Sep 11, 2003 | 8,900 |
| 535296-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Aug 13, 2003 | Aug 13, 2003 | — | 16,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2005 | Benham Erna P. Gas Unit G-2-200147 | Pawnee (Edwards) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Mar 8, 2005 | Benham Erna P. Gas Unit G-2-200147 | Pawnee (Edwards) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,510 | 14,302 | Perforated |
| 13,544 | 14,022 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,795 | 12.25 | 1,380 S |
| 5.5 | 13,848 | 8.75 | 765 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 | Nov 2, 2005 | Mar 31, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 21, 2005 | Dec 15, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-297-34526 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34526 → 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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