WELL · 42-427-31312 · DISTRICT 4
Bentsen Bros. "B" #11
Starr County · Vertical
Bentsen Bros. "B" #11 (API 42-427-31312) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Shell Western E&P Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 1989, permitted to 10,700 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 1999
- Permits on file
- 2,528
- Phone
- (281) 544-3215
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Dec 2005 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Nov 20, 1989 |
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1989
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.31M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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. "B" G-4-133177 | LA Copita (Vicksburg Lower) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.31M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bentsen Bros. "B" G-4-93144 | LA Copita (Vicksburg W) | Pearl Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 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 → Dec 1999
- 2Pearl Energy, L.L.C.Jan 2000 → Aug 2001
- 3Shell Western E&PSep 2001 → Dec 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366457-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Nov 14, 1989 | Nov 20, 1989 | — | 10,011 |
| 99765-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | Nov 19, 1980 | Nov 19, 1980 | — | 10,011 |
| 46191-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Apr 12, 1979 | Apr 12, 1979 | Apr 14, 1979 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-93144 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-133177 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 411 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,656 | 6,666 | Perforated |
| 6,770 | 6,825 | Perforated |
| 6,858 | 6,890 | Perforated |
| 6,891 | 6,915 | Perforated |
| 6,930 | 6,971 | Perforated |
| 7,270 | 7,286 | Perforated |
| 8,158 | 8,184 | Perforated |
| 8,723 | 8,740 | Perforated |
| 8,844 | 8,936 | Perforated |
| 9,924 | 9,930 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,242 | 14.75 | 640 S |
| 10.75 | 1,258 | 14.75 | 640 S |
| 7.625 | 7,032 | 9.875 | 685 S |
| 2.875 | 8,510 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 9,400 | — | — |
| 5 | 10,001 | 6.75 | 769 S |
| 5 | 10,011 | 6.75 | 769 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 3, 2010 | Dec 3, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Oct 22, 2003 | Sep 29, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 2002 | Jun 12, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jul 30, 2002 | Jun 12, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Nov 20, 2001 | Oct 12, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1990 | Jan 17, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 8, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 9, 1979 | — |
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 42-427-31312 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31312 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/42731312, documented in the API reference.