TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · G-4-127774 LEASE · API 42-427-32166 · DISTRICT 04
Bentsen Bros. -A- #9
Starr County · Yzaguirre NE. (Rincon) field · Vertical
Bentsen Bros. -A- #9 (API 42-427-32166) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged April 10, 1990, last operated by Oryx Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1987 and 1988, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus and has since transferred to Oryx Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Rincon Sand, Lowry Sand.
Operator of record
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
- Mar 27, 1998
- Permits on file
- 1,627
- Phone
- (972) 715-4000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oryx Energy Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-CorpusMay 9, 1988 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- May 9, 1988
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 10, 1990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — G-4-127774 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346200-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | May 6, 1988 | May 9, 1988 | — | 10,958 |
| 325340-98 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Jun 1, 1987 | Jan 13, 1987 | — | 11,500 |
| 325340-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Jan 12, 1987 | Jan 13, 1987 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1988 | Bentsen Bros. -A- G-4-127774 | Yzaguirre NE. (Rincon) | Oryx Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Aug 8, 1987 | Bentsen Bros. -A- G-4-125166 | Yzaguirre (Lowry Sd.) | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 397 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rincon Sand | 7,929 | -7,532 |
| Lowry Sand | 8,236 | -7,839 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,929 | 7,948 | Perforated |
| 7,969 | 7,982 | Perforated |
| 8,236 | 8,240 | Perforated |
| 8,278 | 8,288 | Perforated |
| 8,340 | 8,344 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,040 | 14.75 | 575 S |
| 7.625 | 7,546 | 9.875 | 916 S |
| 5 | 10,956 | 6.75 | 470 S |
| — | 10,956 | 6.75 | 470 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 | Sep 6, 1988 | Jul 21, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 2, 1988 | Jul 5, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1987 | Sep 11, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-427-32166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32166 → 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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