WELL · 42-479-34196 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Tract 4 #4
Webb County · Volz (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Benavides Tract 4 #4 (API 42-479-34196) is a well in Webb County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed August 10, 1985 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 5, 1985, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Consolidated Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Queen City, Reklaw, Carrizo, L. Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Consolidated Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 51 permits on file · (956) 722-5238
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Columbus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Columbus Energy, LLCthrough Jun 2019 |
| Latest permit | Consolidated Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 5, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.72M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 Tract 4 G-4-119703 | Volz (Lobo) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.72M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Columbus Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Jun 2007
- 2Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2007 → Jun 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279487-99 | Drill | Consolidated Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jun 3, 1985 | Jul 5, 1985 | Jul 15, 1985 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-119703 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 430 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY MASSIVE | 1,685 | -1,255 |
| Reklaw | 2,740 | -2,310 |
| CarrizoCARRIZO WILCOX | 2,920 | -2,490 |
| L. Wilcox | 5,125 | -4,695 |
| Lobo Series | 6,068 | -5,638 |
| Kinkaid Shale | 6,920 | -6,490 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,082 | 6,154 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 783 | 14.75 | 485 S |
| 7.625 | 5,203 | 9.875 | 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 | Feb 10, 1986 | Jan 17, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-479-34196 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-34196 → 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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