TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · BENAVIDES LEASE · API 42-505-31485 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides #2
Zapata County · Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) field · Vertical
Benavides #2 (API 42-505-31485) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged September 30, 2009, last operated by Conocophillips Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 22, 1982, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Ghr Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Conocophillips Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Lobo.
Operator of record
Permitted by GHR Energy Corp.; 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 Jan 1999 |
| Latest permit | GHR Energy Corp.Jan 22, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1982
- last permit issued
- May 30, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 187K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 2009
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 G-4-110950 | Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 0 | 187K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2009 |
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.
- 1Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Transtexas Gas CorporationAug 1993 → May 1997
- 3Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Jan 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148316-99 | Drill | GHR Energy Corp. | Apr 26, 1984 | Jan 22, 1982 | Jan 24, 1982 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1982 | Benavides G-4-110950 | Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | — |
| May 30, 1982 | Benavides B. R. G-4-101241 | Benavides (Lobo) | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 452 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,920 | -1,468 |
| Wilcox | 4,400 | -3,948 |
| Lobo | 8,677 | -8,225 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,678 | 9,210 | Perforated |
| 9,642 | 9,918 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 683 | 14.75 | 641 S |
| 7.625 | 7,196 | 9.875 | 700 S |
| 2.375 | 10,150 | — | — |
| 5 | 10,193 | 6.75 | 410 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 | Mar 25, 1987 | Mar 5, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 1984 | May 16, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1984 | May 16, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 14, 1982 | — |
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 42-505-31485 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31485 → 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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