WELL · 42-505-32086 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides B. R. #9
Zapata County · Cisco-Benavides (Lobo Cons.) field · Vertical
Benavides B. R. #9 (API 42-505-32086) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged September 12, 2012, last operated by Conocophillips Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1995, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Conocophillips Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Queen City, Bigfoot, Bigford, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,290 permits on file · (800) 332-9449
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Conocophillips Company |
| Production reports | Conoco Inc.through Nov 1998 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationMay 1, 1995 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- May 1, 1995
- last permit issued
- May 4, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 256K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 12, 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 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, B. R. G-4-154434 | J.C. Martin, West (Lobo 7300) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 0 | 233K | May 1995 – Sep 2012 |
| Benavides, B.R. G-4-119107 | Benavides (Lobo 8900) | Transtexas Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 22.9K | Jan 1993 – May 1995 |
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 → Nov 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435360-99 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | May 1, 1995 | May 1, 1995 | Apr 25, 1995 | 10,500 |
| 276844-99 | Drill | GHR Energy Corp. | Jun 3, 1985 | Jun 5, 1985 | Jun 13, 1985 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-119107 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-154434 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 468 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,773 | -1,305 |
| Bigfoot | 2,657 | -2,189 |
| Bigford | 2,657 | -2,189 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 4,250 | -3,782 |
| WilcoxWILCOX CARRIZO | 4,255 | -3,787 |
| WilcoxMIDDLE WILCOX | 6,300 | -5,832 |
| WilcoxBASE LOWER WILCOX | 6,550 | -6,082 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 8,530 | -8,062 |
| Wills Point | 10,150 | -9,682 |
| Wills PointTOP WILLS POINT | 10,250 | -9,782 |
| Cretaceous | 10,325 | -9,857 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,313 | 7,322 | Perforated |
| 9,518 | 9,758 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 770 | 14.75 | 444 S |
| 7.625 | 6,998 | 9.875 | 640 S |
| 5 | 10,450 | 6.75 | 480 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 | Dec 12, 1995 | Jun 12, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1986 | Jan 16, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1986 | Jan 16, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1985 | Dec 4, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-505-32086 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32086 → 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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