WELL · 42-479-32449 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides-CNR #CNR22
Webb County · Mesquite (Escondido) field · Vertical
Benavides-Cnr #CNR22 (API 42-479-32449) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged October 3, 2016, last operated by Virtex Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 30, 1979, permitted to 8,550 ft.
It was permitted by Fremont Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Virtex Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fremont Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2024 · 170 permits on file · (361) 299-9790
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Virtex Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Virtex Operating Company, Inc.through Aug 2016 |
| Latest permit | Fremont Energy Corp.Aug 30, 1979 |
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
- Aug 30, 1979
- last permit issued
- Apr 14, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 14, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 3, 2016
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-CNR G-4-93417 | Mesquite (Escondido) | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 56.5K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2017 |
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.Feb 1993 → May 1998
- 2Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jun 1998 → Jan 2008
- 3Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Aug 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56822-99 | Drill | Fremont Energy Corp. | Aug 30, 1979 | Aug 30, 1979 | Oct 12, 1979 | 8,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-93417 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,116 | 5,349 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 5,120 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,899 | 7.875 | 1,525 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 | Jun 1, 1981 | — |
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 42-479-32449 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-32449 → 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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