WELL · 42-479-34038 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Carlos #5
Webb County · Picoso (Carrizo 7800) field · Vertical
Benavides Carlos #5 (API 42-479-34038) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged July 19, 2016, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 20, 1984, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Carrizo, 6th Carrizo, Puig Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 May 2008 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Nov 20, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 155K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 19, 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, Carlos G-4-115551 | Picoso (Carrizo 7800) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 155K | 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 → May 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258707-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Nov 19, 1984 | Nov 20, 1984 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-115551 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 927 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CarrizoCARRIZO WILCOX | 7,430 | -6,503 |
| 6TH Carrizo | 7,800 | -6,873 |
| Puig Sand | 8,405 | -7,478 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,804 | 7,852 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,310 | 12.25 | 545 S |
| 4.5 | 8,688 | 8.5 | 950 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 26, 1986 | Feb 10, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1985 | Mar 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-479-34038 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-34038 → 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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