TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · LECHENGER LEASE · API 42-479-33539 · DISTRICT 04
Lechenger #7
Webb County · Benavides (Lobo Cons.) field · Horizontal
Lechenger #7 (API 42-479-33539) is a plugged horizontal well in Webb County, plugged November 21, 2011, last operated by Conocophillips Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1996, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Conocophillips Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Base Of Lwr Wilcox, Wills Point.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 3, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,290
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Conocophillips Company |
| Production reports | Conoco Inc.through Jun 1999 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationJul 24, 1996 |
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
- Jul 24, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 7, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 122K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 7, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 21, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lechenger G-4-104805 | Samuels (Lobo) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 0 | 122K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2011 |
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.
- 1Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Transtexas Gas CorporationFeb 1995 → May 1997
- 3Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Jun 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450736-99 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Jul 24, 1996 | Jul 24, 1996 | Jul 17, 1996 | 10,000 |
| 184239-99 | Drill | GHR Enrgy.corp-Amer.coastal Corp | Jan 25, 1983 | Jan 25, 1983 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 1996 | Lechenger G-4-104805 | Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | — |
| Oct 7, 1996 | Lechenger G-4-104805 | Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 489 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE OF LOWER WILCOX | 8,245 | -7,756 |
| Base of LWR Wilcox | 8,245 | -7,756 |
| Wills Point | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,775 | 8,986 | Perforated |
| 8,776 | 9,134 | Perforated |
| 8,988 | 9,118 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,497 | 14.75 | 700 S |
| 7.625 | 7,818 | 9.875 | 310 S |
| 2 | 8,840 | — | — |
| 5 | 9,277 | 6.75 | 265 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 | Jun 26, 2002 | Jan 30, 2002 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 2002 | Jan 30, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 18, 1983 | — |
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 42-479-33539 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-33539 → 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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