TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · BENTSEN BROS. - STATE LEASE · API 42-427-31227 · DISTRICT 04
Bentsen Bros. - State #7
Starr County · La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Vertical
Bentsen Bros. - State #7 (API 42-427-31227) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged March 3, 2020, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1994, permitted to 10,400 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Oct 2019 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Dec 1, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 3, 2020
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 Bros. - State G-4-76318 | La Copita (Vicksburg Z) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 12.7M | Jan 1993 – Mar 2020 |
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 2011
- 3OXY USA Inc.May 2011 → Mar 2017
- 4Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Oct 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430534-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Dec 1, 1994 | Dec 1, 1994 | Dec 18, 1994 | 8,750 |
| 16823-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Jan 20, 1978 | Jan 20, 1978 | — | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 1995 | Bentsen Bros. - State G-4-76318 | La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Jan 25, 1995 | Bentsen Bros. - State G-4-76318 | La Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,858 | 7,912 | Perforated |
| 8,110 | 8,480 | Perforated |
| 8,750 | 8,869 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,221 | 14.75 | 680 S |
| 7.625 | 7,261 | 9.875 | 690 S |
| 2.875 | 9,047 | 5 | 170 S |
| 5 | 9,574 | 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 | May 10, 1995 | Feb 13, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 1, 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 42-427-31227 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31227 → 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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