TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · API 42-479-43557 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides Family Minerals #9H
Webb County · Hawkville (Austin Chalk) field · SWR-10-Well · Horizontal
Benavides Family Minerals #9H (API 42-479-43557) is a horizontal well in Webb County operated by Caturus Energy LLC, completed January 13, 2017 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 23, 2016, permitted to 12,191 ft.
It was permitted by Laredo Energy Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Caturus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Wilcox, Escondido, Olmos, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Laredo Energy Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 77
- Phone
- (713) 600-6062
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Caturus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Caturus Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Laredo Energy Operating, LLCJun 23, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,191
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 23, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jan 13, 2017
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.58M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2016 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 13, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 Family Minerals G-1-281651 | Hawkville (Eagleford Shale) | Caturus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.58M | Sep 2016 – Jul 2026 |
| Benavides Family Minerals G-4-281655 | Hawkville (Austin Chalk) | Caturus Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2016 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 69,740 · prior 12 109,788(-36%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Laredo Energy Operating, LLCSep 2016 → May 2022
- 2Kimmeridge Texas Gas, LLCJun 2022 → Jul 2025
- 3Caturus Energy, LLCAug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 816486-99 | Drill | Laredo Energy Operating, LLC | Jun 22, 2016 | Jun 23, 2016 | Jul 8, 2016 | 20,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2017 | Benavides Family Minerals G-4-281655 | Hawkville (Austin Chalk) | Caturus Energy LLC | SWR-10-Well · shut in Sep 1, 2016 | 12,191 |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Benavides Family Minerals G-1-281651 | Hawkville (Eagleford Shale) | Caturus Energy LLC | Producing | 12,191 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 699 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 5,135 | -4,436 |
| EscondidoESCONDITO - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | 6,298 | -5,599 |
| OlmosOLMOS - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 8,020 | -7,321 |
| Austin Chalk | 11,305 | -10,606 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD SHALE | 11,850 | -11,151 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | — | — |
| Cook Mountain | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS LIMESTONE - H2S | — | — |
| JacksonJACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | — | — |
| YeguaYEGUA - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,415 | 11,835 | Perforated |
| 11,415 | 17,629 | Perforated |
| 11,885 | 17,629 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,410 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 5.5 | 17,731 | 8.5 | 3,020 S |
| — | 17,731 | 8.5 | 3,020 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 | May 6, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2017 | Jan 17, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2017 | Dec 16, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 2017 | Dec 16, 2016 | Yes |
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 42-479-43557 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-43557 → 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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