WELL · 42-505-31179 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides J.G. #1
Zapata County · Lopeno SW (Wilcox 7380) field · Vertical
Benavides J.G. #1 (API 42-505-31179) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged November 15, 2012, last operated by Energy 2000 Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 16, 1980, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Good Hope Refineries, Inc. and has since transferred to Energy 2000 Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Good Hope Refineries, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Reno, NV · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Energy 2000 Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Good Hope Refineries, Inc.Jan 16, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 15, 2012
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, J.G. G-4-90369 | Lopeno, SW (Wilcox 7380) | Energy 2000, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69817-99 | Drill | Good Hope Refineries, Inc. | Jan 16, 1980 | Jan 16, 1980 | Jan 8, 1980 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-90369 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,386 | 7,426 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 600 | 14.75 | 660 S |
| 7 | 6,674 | 9.875 | 550 S |
| 2.375 | 7,650 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,410 | 6.125 | 300 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 18, 1980 | — |
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 42-505-31179 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31179 → 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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