WELL · 42-479-33734 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Carlos #2
Webb County · Picoso (Wilcox 8700) field · Vertical
Benavides Carlos #2 (API 42-479-33734) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged July 5, 2016, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1983 and 2008, permitted to 9,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo, 6th Carrizo Sd..
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyMay 30, 2008 |
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 30, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 166K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 5, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides, Carlos G-4-244398 | Picoso (Wilcox 8700) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 9.97K | Jun 2008 – Jun 2017 |
| Benavides, Carlos G-4-108939 | Picoso (Carrizo 7800) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 156K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2016 |
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.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661553-98 | Recompletion | Valence Operating Company | Jan 15, 2009 | May 30, 2008 | May 20, 2008 | 8,750 |
| 661553-99 | Recompletion | Valence Operating Company | May 8, 2008 | May 30, 2008 | — | 8,750 |
| 218233-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Oct 20, 1983 | Oct 24, 1983 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-108939 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-244398 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 921 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 5,016 | -4,095 |
| CarrizoCARRIZO MARKER | 7,413 | -6,492 |
| 6TH Carrizo Sd. | 7,788 | -6,867 |
| CarrizoCARRIZO SAND | 7,788 | -6,867 |
| CarrizoCARRIZO 8400 | 8,400 | -7,479 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,813 | 7,846 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,105 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 9.625 | 1,105 | 12.5 | 410 S |
| 5.5 | 8,740 | 8.5 | 710 S |
| 5.5 | 8,746 | 8.5 | 710 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 | Feb 23, 2009 | Oct 20, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1986 | Mar 17, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1984 | Feb 1, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1984 | Feb 1, 1984 | — |
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 42-479-33734 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-33734 → 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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