WELL · 42-427-33879 · DISTRICT 4
Bentsen Tract I #5
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Bentsen Tract I #5 (API 42-427-33879) is a well in Starr County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 22, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 31, 2005, permitted to 10,000 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 Tb Slick 3, Vkbg 5, Vkbg D, Vkbg P.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 LPAug 31, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 2005
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.9M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 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-4-218886 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.9M | Nov 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 52,092 · prior 12 53,476(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPNov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605730-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Aug 31, 2005 | Aug 31, 2005 | Oct 16, 2005 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-218886 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 359 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| TB Slick 3 | 5,388 | -5,029 |
| Vkbg 5 | 6,852 | -6,493 |
| Vkbg D | 7,442 | -7,083 |
| Vkbg P | 8,668 | -8,309 |
| Vkbg 240 | 9,206 | -8,847 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,670 | 8,716 | Perforated |
| 9,210 | 9,232 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,014 | 14.75 | 1,240 S |
| 7.625 | 7,963 | 9.875 | 775 S |
| 4.5 | 9,444 | 6.5 | 300 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 8, 2007 | May 10, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2007 | Dec 22, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 2006 | — | Yes |
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 42-427-33879 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33879 → 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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