TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · BENTSEN TRACT I LEASE · API 42-427-33772 · DISTRICT 04
Bentsen Tract I #4
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Bentsen Tract I #4 (API 42-427-33772) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 4, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 27, 2004, permitted to 10,300 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Frio3900, Vkbg5, Wvkbg240.
Its lease has reported 30.4K barrels of oil and 1.28M mcf of gas since August 2005, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star LPOct 27, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 4, 2005
- completed
- 30.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.28M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 4, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentsen Tract I G-4-211581 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 30.4K | 1.28M | Aug 2005 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 744 · prior 12 712(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPAug 2005 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552909-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Oct 27, 2004 | Oct 27, 2004 | May 15, 2005 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2005 | Bentsen Tract I G-4-211581 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 375 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO 3900 | 3,970 | -3,595 |
| FRIO3900 | 3,970 | -3,595 |
| VKBG5 | 6,940 | -6,565 |
| WVKBG240 | 9,235 | -8,860 |
| Wvkbg 245 | 9,445 | -9,070 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,236 | 9,270 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,017 | 12.25 | 670 S |
| 7 | 7,900 | 8.75 | 635 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 5, 2006 | Aug 19, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Dec 21, 2005 | Aug 10, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 18, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 2, 2008. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITYSpans Vkbg5, Wvkbg240, Wvkbg 245 | TIFF | 8,862 to 10,298 | Oct 2, 2008run Jun 24, 2005 | 0.31 |
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITYSpans Frio3900, Frio, Vkbg5 | TIFF | 2,019 to 7,904 | Oct 2, 2008run May 23, 2005 | 0.60 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-427-33772 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33772 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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