TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · API 42-427-31925 · DISTRICT 04
Bentsen Bros. -A- #7
Starr County · Yzaguirre (Vicksburg 9700) field · Vertical
Bentsen Bros. -A- #7 (API 42-427-31925) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged November 15, 1988, last operated by Sun Exploration & Production CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1986, permitted to 9,900 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus and has since transferred to Sun Exploration & Production CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including 9700 Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Sun Exploration & Production Co.
Permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 23, 1988
- Permits on file
- 1,284
- Phone
- (214) 890-6205
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Exploration & Production Co. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-CorpusJun 4, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 4, 1986
- last permit issued
- Nov 9, 1984
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 9, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 15, 1988
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303001-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Jun 2, 1986 | Jun 4, 1986 | — | 9,822 |
| 247044-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Aug 1, 1984 | Aug 1, 1984 | Aug 15, 1984 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1984 | Bentsen Bros. -A- G-4-113999 | Yzaguirre (Vicksburg 9700) | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 426 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 9700 Vicksburg | 9,690 | -9,264 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,690 | 9,764 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,524 | 14.75 | 880 S |
| 7.625 | 7,609 | 9.875 | 1,225 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 8, 1985 | Dec 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1984 | Nov 28, 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 42-427-31925 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31925 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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