WELL · 42-427-31662 · DISTRICT 4
Bentsen Bros. B #12
Starr County · LA Copita (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Vertical
Bentsen Bros. B #12 (API 42-427-31662) is a well in Starr County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed February 23, 1983.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 2000, permitted to 9,481 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 2,528 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Jan 2002 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PApr 14, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,481
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 227K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 1983
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentsen Bros. "B" G-4-177166 | LA Copita (Frio -a- 4800) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 13.9K | Apr 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Bentsen Bros. "B" G-4-175496 | LA Copita (Frio -E- 5300) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 31.7K | Dec 1999 – Apr 2000 |
| Bentsen Bros. "B" G-4-106186 | LA Copita (Vicksburg Z) | Pearl Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 181K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1999 |
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 → Jun 1996
- 2Pearl Energy, L.L.C.Dec 1999 → Jan 2000
- 3Shell Western E&PApr 2000 → Jan 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494131-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Apr 14, 2000 | Apr 14, 2000 | Apr 24, 2000 | 9,481 |
| 488951-99 | Recompletion | Pearl Energy L.L.C. | Oct 28, 1999 | Oct 27, 1999 | Nov 25, 1999 | 9,481 |
| 160936-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | May 18, 1982 | May 18, 1982 | Dec 2, 1982 | 9,481 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-106186 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-175496 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-177166 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,823 | 4,835 | Perforated |
| 5,296 | 5,302 | Perforated |
| 9,124 | 9,254 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,249 | 14.75 | 640 S |
| 7.625 | 7,001 | 9.875 | 1,550 S |
| 2.875 | 9,049 | — | — |
| 5 | 9,439 | 6.75 | 450 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 | Jun 29, 2000 | May 9, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 2000 | Jan 11, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1984 | Jun 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 27, 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 42-427-31662 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31662 → 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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