WELL · 42-427-32186 · DISTRICT 4
Bentson & Whittington Gas Unit #1
Starr County · Alvarado (Vicksburg N Sand) field · Vertical
Bentson & Whittington Gas Unit #1 (API 42-427-32186) is a well in Starr County operated by Amax Oil & Gas Inc., completed January 4, 1990.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1990, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Harkins & Company and has since transferred to Amax Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vicksburg, 7200' Vicksburg, Vicksburg7200.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Harkins & Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 5, 2003 · 302 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amax Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Harkins & CompanyJan 29, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 4, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 4, 1990
- 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-Whittington GU1 G-4-125864 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.56M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bentson & Whittington Gas Unit G-4-134253 | Alvarado (Vicksburg N Sand) | Amax Oil & Gas Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1993 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 30,576 · prior 12 32,835(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Oct 1996
- 3M. J. G., Inc.Nov 1996 → Jun 2001
- 4Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Aug 2001 → Sep 2007
- 5Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 6EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 7EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 8Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 9Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369028-99 | Recompletion | Harkins & Company | Jan 24, 1990 | Jan 29, 1990 | — | 9,500 |
| 329307-99 | Drill | Harkins & Company | Apr 21, 1987 | Apr 21, 1987 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-125864 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-134253 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 249 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,130 | 7,142 | Perforated |
| 7,830 | 7,929 | Perforated |
| 8,068 | 8,096 | Perforated |
| 8,453 | 8,476 | Perforated |
| 8,453 | 8,500 | Perforated |
| 8,491 | 8,498 | Perforated |
| 8,493 | 8,500 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,004 | 14.75 | 1,385 S |
| 7.625 | 7,965 | 9.875 | 750 S |
| 5 | 9,485 | 6.5 | 270 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 | Sep 13, 2002 | Aug 15, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1993 | Jun 18, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1993 | Feb 24, 1993 | — |
| 00 | May 17, 1990 | Mar 12, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1988 | Oct 29, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 18, 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 42-427-32186 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32186 → 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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