TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-30184 · DISTRICT 04
Bentsen Bros. -B- #6
Starr County · Judd City (Pirtle 5960 Sd.) field · Vertical
Bentsen Bros. -B- #6 (API 42-427-30184) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged November 12, 1985, last operated by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 30, 1979, permitted to 6,591 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Exploration & Production CO. and has since transferred to Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Exploration & Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 | none |
| Latest permit | Sun Exploration & Production Co.Jul 30, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,591
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 1971
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 1971
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 12, 1985
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53974-99 | Recompletion | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Jul 30, 1979 | Jul 30, 1979 | — | 6,591 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 1971 | Bentsen Bros. -B- O-4-7737 | Judd City (Pirtle 5960 Sd.) | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 5,963 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 238 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 6,278 | 7.875 | 245 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 22, 1971 | — |
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 42-427-30184 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-30184 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000108655 | UIC Permit | Plugged Nov 25, 1985 | 150 | 0 | 5,960–0 |
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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