WELL · 42-427-31213 · DISTRICT 4
Bentsen Tract I #3
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bentsen Tract I #3 (API 42-427-31213) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 11, 2021 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 27, 1977, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Energy Sources, Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Jackson, Miocene (undifferentiated), Vicksburg, Catahoula.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energy Sources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Nov 2022 |
| Latest permit | Energy Sources, Inc.Dec 27, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 27, 1977
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 2021
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.05M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 2021
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentsen Tract I G-4-76842 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.05M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1TNT Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Pyle Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1996 → Jan 2004
- 3Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2004 → Jun 2007
- 4Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Feb 2008
- 5Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 6Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 7OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 8Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Nov 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14875-99 | Drill | Energy Sources, Inc. | Dec 27, 1977 | Dec 27, 1977 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-76842 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 362 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| JacksonJACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 190 | 172 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 650 | -288 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | 650 | -288 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | 700 | -338 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC | 970 | -608 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | 970 | -608 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO | 1,200 | -838 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | 1,200 | -838 |
| Yegua | 1,800 | -1,438 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 2,300 | -1,938 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,310 | -4,948 |
| Wilcox | 8,900 | -8,538 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG V-24 | 10,854 | -10,492 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG V-25 | 11,152 | -10,790 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG V-26 | 11,409 | -11,047 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,602 | 8,615 | Perforated |
| 8,618 | 8,622 | Perforated |
| 8,850 | 8,870 | Perforated |
| 9,253 | 9,290 | Perforated |
| 10,863 | 10,990 | Perforated |
| 11,169 | 11,262 | Perforated |
| 11,418 | 11,423 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,212 | 14.75 | 640 S |
| 7.625 | 7,899 | 9.875 | 530 S |
| 7.625 | 8,028 | 9.875 | 530 S |
| 2.875 | 9,085 | 5.5 | 135 S |
| 5.5 | 11,456 | 6.625 | 800 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 24, 2021 | Feb 22, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2016 | Jun 7, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2004 | Jul 26, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 2004 | Jun 14, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 12, 1978 | — |
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 42-427-31213 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31213 → 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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