WELL · 42-479-32003 · DISTRICT 4
VT Benavides #4
Webb County · Mesquite (Escondido) field · Vertical
VT Benavides #4 (API 42-479-32003) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged January 7, 2021, last operated by Lewis Petro Properties Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 26, 1978, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Fremont Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Lewis Petro Properties Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fremont Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 3,007 permits on file · (210) 384-5000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lewis Petro Properties Inc. |
| Production reports | Virtex Operating Company, Inc.through Feb 2018 |
| Latest permit | Fremont Energy Corp.Apr 26, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1978
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 61.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 7, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT Benavides G-4-77926 | Mesquite (Escondido) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 61.4K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2021 |
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.
- 1Starrak Operating Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1998
- 2Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jun 1998 → Jan 2008
- 3Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Feb 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22946-99 | Drill | Fremont Energy Corp. | Apr 26, 1978 | Apr 26, 1978 | — | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-77926 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 419 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 6,011 | 7.875 | 1,600 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 | Aug 17, 1978 | — |
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 42-479-32003 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-32003 → 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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