WELL · 42-479-34920 · DISTRICT 4

Benavides S. Est. #2

Plugged

Webb County · Transport (Middle Wilcox) field · Vertical

Benavides S. Est. #2 (API 42-479-34920) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged May 3, 1991, last operated by EP Operating Company.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 3, 1989, permitted to 13,100 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including West Cole Sand, Fifth Hinnant, Sixth Hinnant, Ninth Hinnant.

Operator of record

EP Operating Company

Based in: Dallas, TX
P-5 status: Inactive (I)
P-5 last filed: Mar 26, 1992
Permits on file: 568
Phone: (214) 670-2966

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	EP Operating Company
Production reports	none
Latest permit	EP Operating CompanyOct 3, 1989

13,100: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Oct 3, 1989: last permit issued
Feb 16, 1990: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
0: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Feb 16, 1990
Shut in: —
Plugged: May 3, 1991

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
— G-4-133818	—	—	0	0	0	—

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
364547-98	Drill	EP Operating Company	Mar 16, 1990	Oct 3, 1989	—	13,100
364547-99	Drill	EP Operating Company	Sep 29, 1989	Oct 3, 1989	—	13,100

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-133818	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 815 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
West Cole Sand	8,332	-7,517
Fifth Hinnant	9,116	-8,301
Sixth Hinnant	9,440	-8,625
Ninth Hinnant	9,940	-9,125
Tenth Ninnant	10,020	-9,205
WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX	11,484	-10,669

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
11,485	11,497	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
12.375	1,568	17.5	1,105 S
9.625	8,160	12.25	1,370 S
7	11,898	8.5	500 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	Apr 26, 1990	Feb 26, 1990	Yes
00	Apr 3, 1990	—	—

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 42-479-34920 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-479-34920 → 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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