WELL · 42-427-32569 · DISTRICT 4
Bentsen Bros. A #A 10
Starr County · Hinde (5100 F-4) field · Vertical
Bentsen Bros. A #A 10 (API 42-427-32569) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged November 5, 2004, last operated by Headington Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1993 and 1996, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Sand And Shale.
Its 3 leases have reported 8.35K barrels of oil and 641K mcf of gas since May 1993, last reporting in August 2006. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 1998 · 116 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Headington Oil Company |
| Production reports | Headington Oil Company, L.P.through Sep 2003 |
| Latest permit | Headington Oil CompanyOct 21, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 21, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1993
- completed
- 8.35K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 641K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1993 THROUGH Aug 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 5, 2004
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. O-4-12628 | Hinde (4680) | Headington Oil Company, L.P. | 1 | 8.35K | 14.7K | Oct 1996 – Aug 2006 |
| Bentsen Bros. "A" G-4-145730 | Hinde (5100 F-4) | Headington Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 487K | May 1993 – Nov 1996 |
| Bentsen Bros. -A- G-4-157728 | Hinde (4850 Frio) | Headington Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 140K | Feb 1996 – Oct 1996 |
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.
- 1Headington Oil CompanyMay 1993 → Jun 1998
- 2Headington Oil Company, L.P.Jul 1998 → Sep 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454081-99 | Recompletion | Headington Oil Company | Oct 18, 1996 | Oct 21, 1996 | Sep 4, 1996 | 5,165 |
| 443718-99 | Recompletion | Headington Oil Company | Jan 16, 1996 | Mar 1, 1996 | Jan 31, 1996 | 5,165 |
| 410626-99 | Drill | Headington Oil Company | Apr 9, 1993 | Apr 12, 1993 | Apr 29, 1993 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-145730 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-157728 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12628 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 374 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sand and Shale | 1 | 373 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,698 | 4,705 | Perforated |
| 4,850 | 4,858 | Perforated |
| 5,070 | 5,078 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 917 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 2.875 | 5,163 | 7.875 | 400 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, 1997 | Oct 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1996 | Feb 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1994 | May 23, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1993 | May 27, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-427-32569 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32569 → 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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