WELL · 42-427-32823 · DISTRICT 4
Bentsen #1
Starr County · Vertical
Bentsen #1 (API 42-427-32823) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Strata Operating, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1996 and 2012, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 20 permits on file · (214) 912-1535
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Strata Operating, Inc.through Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | Strata Operating, Inc.Apr 3, 2012 |
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 2012
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 609K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 G-4-268817 | Big Time (Frio 5250) | Fargo Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 18.6K | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Bentsen G-4-157734 | Big Time (Frio 5250) | Legacy Corporation, The | 1 | 0 | 591K | Feb 1996 – May 2001 |
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.
- 1Legacy Corporation, TheMar 1996 → Nov 1999
- 2Strata Operating, Inc.Aug 2012 → Aug 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736481-99 | Reenter | Strata Operating, Inc. | Mar 20, 2012 | Apr 3, 2012 | Jun 8, 2012 | 5,340 |
| 665414-99 | Reenter | Colo Exploration Company, Inc. | Jun 26, 2008 | Aug 19, 2008 | — | 5,357 |
| 443794-99 | Drill | Legacy Corporation, The | Jan 17, 1996 | Jan 17, 1996 | Jan 23, 1996 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-157734 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-268817 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 383 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,161 | 5,164 | Perforated |
| 5,261 | 5,269 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 934 | 12.25 | 326 S |
| 2.875 | 5,357 | 7.875 | 547 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 | Jul 23, 2013 | Sep 17, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 1996 | Feb 15, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-427-32823 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32823 → 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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