WELL · 42-427-04785 · DISTRICT 4
Bentsen Bros A. #5U
Starr County · Hinde (D-2 Frio) field · Vertical
Bentsen Bros A. #5U (API 42-427-04785) is a well in Starr County operated by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus, completed October 1, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 30, 1986, permitted to 6,900 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including (D-2), D-2 Frio, (4850 Frio) Prop., (6750).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- Permits on file
- 1,290
- Phone
- (512) 994-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-CorpusJun 30, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 30, 1986
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentsen Bros., A G-4-39163 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.46M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bentsen Bros. -A- G-4-122129 | Hinde (4850 Frio) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 41,800 · prior 12 39,100(+7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Headington Oil CompanyFeb 1993 → Jun 1998
- 3Headington Oil Company, L.P.Jul 1998 → Mar 2008
- 4Headington Oil Company LLCApr 2008 → Oct 2014
- 5Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Nov 2014 → Dec 2021
- 6Faulconer Energy, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303656-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Jun 27, 1986 | Jun 30, 1986 | — | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-39163 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-122129 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 374 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| (D-2) | 4,646 | -4,272 |
| D-2 Frio | 4,646 | -4,272 |
| (4850 Frio) Prop. | 4,854 | -4,480 |
| (6750) | 6,725 | -6,351 |
| 6750' | 6,725 | -6,351 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,646 | 4,651 | Perforated |
| 4,854 | 4,879 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,023 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,025 | 13.75 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 6,808 | 8.75 | 520 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 | Oct 16, 1986 | Sep 4, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1986 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1985 | Oct 30, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 13, 1966 | Yes |
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 42-427-04785 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-04785 → 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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