WELL · 42-461-41905 · DISTRICT 7
Benedum 3-6 C #7BU
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Benedum 3-6 C #7BU (API 42-461-41905) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by Permian Resources Operating LLC, completed April 14, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 24, 2021, permitted to 8,550 ft.
It was permitted by Earthstone Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Permian Resources Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 231K barrels of oil and 836K mcf of gas since January 2022, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permian Resources Operating LLC
Permitted by Earthstone Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 25, 2025
- Permits on file
- 608
- Phone
- (432) 695-4222
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Permian Resources Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Permian Resources Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Earthstone Operating, LLCSep 24, 2021 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2021
- last permit issued
- Apr 14, 2022
- completed
- 231K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 836K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 14, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedum 3-6 C O-9-21586 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 1 | 231K | 836K | Jan 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 208,289 · prior 12 250,328(-17%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 13,288 · prior 12 23,765(-44%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Earthstone Operating, LLCApr 2022 → Oct 2023
- 2Permian Resources Operating, LLCNov 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 872670-99 | Drill | Earthstone Operating, LLC | Sep 9, 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | 9,353 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2022 | Benedum 3-6 C O-9-21586 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Permian Resources Operating LLC | Producing | 8,550 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,624 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,066 | 558 |
| Grayburg | 3,508 | -884 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 3,690 | -1,066 |
| Spraberry | 6,496 | -3,872 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,017 | -5,393 |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,818 | 16,632 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 586 | 17.5 | 455 S |
| 9.625 | 7,878 | 12.25 | 1,480 S |
| 5.5 | 16,716 | 8.5 | 2,805 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 | Dec 13, 2022 | Jul 14, 2022 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | 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 42-461-41905 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-41905 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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