WELL · 42-505-30601 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides, Belia et AL #1
Zapata County · Vertical
Benavides, Belia ET AL #1 (API 42-505-30601) is a permitted well in Zapata County filed by Otex Energy Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 27, 1979, permitted to 14,000 ft.
Operator of record
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Jun 14, 1985 · 15 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Otex Energy Inc.Apr 27, 1979 |
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1979
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 730K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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, Belia R. "C" G-4-74836 | Los Mogotes, N (Lobo) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 730K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,232 · prior 12 11,571(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1999
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Oct 1999 → Jul 2013
- 3Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCAug 2013 → Dec 2019
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Nov 2020
- 5Hugoton Operating Company, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2024
- 6Varas Energy Operating Company,Jan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47379-99 | Drill | Otex Energy Inc. | Apr 27, 1979 | Apr 27, 1979 | May 20, 1977 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-74836 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,238 | 10,312 | Perforated |
| 10,238 | 10,568 | Perforated |
| 10,554 | 10,568 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,517 | 14.75 | 935 S |
| 7.625 | 7,700 | 9.875 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 10,644 | 6.5 | — |
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 4, 2001 | Jan 29, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1996 | Nov 20, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 17, 1978 | — |
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 42-505-30601 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-30601 → 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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