WELL · 42-479-31874 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides A #2-270
Webb County · Laurel (1840) field · Vertical
Benavides A #2-270 (API 42-479-31874) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged January 30, 2018, last operated by Falcon Production CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 1977, permitted to 2,800 ft.
It was permitted by Rowden, Ralph and has since transferred to Falcon Production CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rowden, Ralph; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Floresville, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 4 permits on file · (830) 393-2112
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Falcon Production Co. |
| Production reports | Falcon Production Co.through Nov 2003 |
| Latest permit | Rowden, RalphNov 14, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 1977
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 30, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides, A G-4-74690 | Laurel (1840) | Falcon Production Co. | 1 | 0 | 14.2K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2018 |
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.
- 1Price Drilling & Exploration Co.Oct 1993 → Jan 1999
- 2Falcon Production Co.Mar 2003 → Nov 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11877-99 | Drill | Rowden, Ralph | Nov 14, 1977 | Nov 14, 1977 | — | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-74690 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 2,005 | 6.75 | 295 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 22, 1977 | — |
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 42-479-31874 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-31874 → 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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