WELL · 42-427-33896 · DISTRICT 4
Bentsen Tract IV #2
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Bentsen Tract IV #2 (API 42-427-33896) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Samson Lone Star LP; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 18, 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 4 formation tops, including Frio, Vkbg 5, Mvkbg O, Vkbg 240.
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 18, 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
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 2005
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 104K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 IV G-4-217016 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 104K | Feb 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 870 · prior 12 1,285(-32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2006 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607896-98 | Other | Samson Lone Star LP | Feb 23, 2006 | Oct 18, 2005 | Jan 2, 2006 | 9,500 |
| 607896-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Oct 14, 2005 | Oct 18, 2005 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-217016 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 376 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO 3900 | 3,997 | -3,621 |
| Vkbg 5 | 6,913 | -6,537 |
| Mvkbg O | 8,500 | -8,124 |
| Vkbg 240 | 9,290 | -8,914 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,044 | 8,128 | Perforated |
| 9,292 | 9,304 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,028 | 14.75 | 1,300 S |
| 7.625 | 7,900 | 9.875 | 390 S |
| 4.5 | 9,448 | 6.5 | 210 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 | Mar 27, 2007 | Sep 25, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 2007 | Jun 2, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Nov 2, 2006 | Mar 17, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-427-33896 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33896 → 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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