WELL · 42-427-30678 · DISTRICT 4
Bentsen Bros. - State #6
Starr County · LA Copita (Vicksburg Z) field · Vertical
Bentsen Bros. - State #6 (API 42-427-30678) is a well in Starr County operated by Shell Oil Company, completed May 1, 1975.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 9, 1994, permitted to 10,282 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1,401 permits on file · (281) 787-6834
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Oil Company |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Apr 2002 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Sep 9, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,282
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 9, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1975
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1975
- 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. - State G-4-152686 | LA Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.64M | Jan 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Bentsen Bros.-State G-4-67001 | LA Copita (Vicksburg Lower) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 361K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2000 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Apr 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426082-98 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Dec 1, 1994 | Sep 9, 1994 | Nov 7, 1994 | 10,282 |
| 426082-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jul 20, 1994 | Sep 9, 1994 | — | 10,282 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-67001 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-152686 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,960 | 8,102 | Perforated |
| 8,318 | 8,570 | Perforated |
| 9,130 | 9,577 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,520 | 15 | 825 S |
| 7.625 | 7,676 | 9.875 | 985 S |
| 5 | 10,279 | 6.75 | 500 S |
| 5 | 12,079 | 6.75 | 500 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 | Mar 29, 1995 | Feb 3, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 6, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-427-30678 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-30678 → 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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