WELL · 42-505-31067 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Belia R. C #4
Zapata County · Hundido (Lobo) field · Producing · Vertical
Benavides Belia R. C #4 (API 42-505-31067) is a well in Zapata County operated by Varas Energy Operating Company, completed August 31, 1979 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 16, 1979, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Otex Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Varas Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Varas Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Otex Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (713) 301-7468
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Varas Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Varas Energy Operating Company,through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Otex Energy Inc.Jan 16, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 1979
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-4-82509 | Hundido (Lobo) | Varas Energy Operating Company, | 1 | 0 | 1.18M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,410 · prior 12 11,449(-18%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40966-99 | Drill | Otex Energy Inc. | Jan 16, 1979 | Jan 16, 1979 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-82509 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,263 | 10,329 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,031 | 14.75 | 535 S |
| 2.875 | 7,558 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,656 | 8.75 | 310 S |
| 5 | 11,844 | 6.5 | 455 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 5, 1996 | Nov 20, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 28, 1979 | — |
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 42-505-31067 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31067 → 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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