WELL · 42-339-30815 · DISTRICT 3
Bender Estate A #5
Montgomery County · Bender (Yegua y-5 Sand) field · Vertical
Bender Estate A #5 (API 42-339-30815) is a plugged well in Montgomery County, plugged June 9, 2011, last operated by Lgl Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1988 and 1990, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by KP Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Lgl Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Y-1.
Its 2 leases have reported 697 barrels of oil and 30.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2011.
Operator of record
Permitted by KP Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Ennis, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (970) 935-6084
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | LGL Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | East Texas Production Mgt. Incthrough Apr 1994 |
| Latest permit | KP Exploration, Inc.Apr 9, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 1990
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 1990
- completed
- 697
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 9, 2011
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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bender Estate "A" O-3-20809 | Bender (Yegua y-5 Sand) | LGL Energy, Inc. | 1 | 697 | 30.6K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2011 |
| — G-3-128430 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Quisto Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Texana Operating CompanyMar 1993 → Mar 1994
- 3East Texas Production Mgt. IncApr 1994 → Apr 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371270-98 | Recompletion | KP Exploration, Inc. | Jul 2, 1990 | Apr 9, 1990 | — | 6,200 |
| 371270-99 | Recompletion | KP Exploration, Inc. | Mar 22, 1990 | Apr 9, 1990 | — | 6,200 |
| 345945-97 | Drill | KP Exploration, Inc. | Jul 20, 1988 | May 10, 1988 | — | 6,200 |
| 345945-99 | Drill | KP Exploration, Inc. | May 2, 1988 | May 10, 1988 | — | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-128430 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20809 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 117 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Y-1 | 5,900 | -5,783 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,902 | 5,908 | Perforated |
| 6,078 | 6,082 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 732 | 11 | 252 S |
| 5.5 | 6,185 | 7.875 | 730 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 | Feb 13, 1991 | Oct 18, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1988 | Sep 9, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 4, 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 42-339-30815 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-339-30815 → 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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