WELL · 42-427-33298 · DISTRICT 4
Bentson Brothers #1
Starr County · Cowboy (Vksbg 10200) field · Vertical
Bentson Brothers #1 (API 42-427-33298) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged May 2, 2007, last operated by El Paso E & P Company L. P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 22, 2000, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to El Paso E & P Company L. P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including S, 11000 Sd.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 8, 2012
- Permits on file
- 582
- Phone
- (713) 420-7557
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Paso E & P Company L. P. |
| Production reports | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporationthrough May 2001 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 22, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.76K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2001 THROUGH May 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 2, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentson Brothers G-4-182694 | Cowboy (Vksbg 10200) | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | 1 | 0 | 4.76K | Feb 2001 – May 2007 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2001 → May 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502296-98 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 10, 2001 | Nov 22, 2000 | Nov 26, 2000 | 14,000 |
| 502296-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Nov 22, 2000 | Nov 22, 2000 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-182694 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 306 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| S | 9,882 | -9,576 |
| 11000 SD | 11,054 | -10,748 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,882 | 9,892 | Perforated |
| 9,930 | 9,942 | Perforated |
| 9,961 | 9,981 | Perforated |
| 10,026 | 10,043 | Perforated |
| 10,186 | 10,204 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 2,006 S |
| 9.625 | 8,787 | 12.25 | 1,478 S |
| 4.5 | 13,000 | 6.5 | 485 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 26, 2001 | May 15, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 2001 | May 15, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-427-33298 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33298 → 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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