WELL · 42-427-32904 · DISTRICT 4

Bentsen L. M. B #B 1

Plugged

Starr County · Ranchero (Vicksburg 9280) field · Vertical

Bentsen L. M. B #B 1 (API 42-427-32904) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged November 20, 1997, last operated by Quisto Expl. & Production L.C..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 23, 1996, permitted to 12,000 ft.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.

Operator of record

Quisto Expl. & Production L.C.

Sugar Land, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 6, 1998 · 19 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Quisto Expl. & Production L.C.
Production reports	Quisto Expl. & Production, L.C.through Jul 1997
Latest permit	Quisto Expl. & Production, L.C.Jul 23, 1996

12,000: total depth, ft
1: permits on file
Jul 23, 1996: last permit issued
Sep 18, 1996: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
23.2K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Nov 1997

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Sep 18, 1996
Shut in: —
Plugged: Nov 20, 1997

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, L. M. "B" G-4-164005	Ranchero (Vicksburg 9280)	Quisto Expl. & Production, L.C.	1	0	23.2K	Sep 1996 – Nov 1997
Bentsen, L. M. "B" G-4-163015	Ranchero (Vicksburg 9280)	Quisto Expl. & Production, L.C.	1	0	0	Sep 1996 – Apr 1997

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.

1Quisto Expl. & Production, L.C.Oct 1996 → Jul 1997

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
450653-99	Drill	Quisto Expl. & Production, L.C.	Jul 23, 1996	Jul 23, 1996	Aug 8, 1996	12,000

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-163015	—	—	—	—
—	— G-4-164005	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 377 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Vicksburg	4,920	-4,543

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
9,566	9,586	Perforated
9,612	9,654	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
10.75	2,000	14.75	1,130 S
7.625	8,030	9.875	540 S
5	9,780	6.75	350 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Sep 16, 1997	Apr 30, 1997	Yes
Aug 28, 1997	—	—
Jun 6, 1997	—	—

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 42-427-32904 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-427-32904 → 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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