TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · LECHENGER LEASE · API 42-479-36821 · DISTRICT 04
Lechenger #31
Webb County · Benavides (Lobo Cons.) field · Vertical
Lechenger #31 (API 42-479-36821) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged September 30, 2004, last operated by Conocophillips Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 5, 1997, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Conocophillips Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Of Lwr. Wilcox, Wills Point.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; 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 Jul 1999 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Dec 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 31, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Sep 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 31, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 2004
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-4-168544 | Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 0 | 43K | May 1998 – Sep 2004 |
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.
- 1Conoco Inc.May 1998 → Jul 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470364-98 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Apr 2, 1998 | Dec 5, 1997 | — | 11,300 |
| 470364-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Nov 21, 1997 | Dec 5, 1997 | Dec 8, 1997 | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | Lechenger G-4-168544 | Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 507 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base of Lwr. Wilcox | 7,972 | -7,465 |
| Wills Point | 8,838 | -8,331 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,582 | 8,592 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,337 | 12.25 | 465 S |
| 7 | 7,395 | 8.75 | 255 S |
| 2.875 | 10,784 | 6.5 | 575 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 | Jul 16, 1998 | Jun 16, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-479-36821 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36821 → 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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