TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-32373 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides C.Y. #1
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Benavides C.Y. #1 (API 42-505-32373) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 16, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 23, 1987, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Sep 23, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 1987
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.6M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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, C.Y. G-4-126834 | Roleta (Wilcox, Lower) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 94.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Benavides, C.Y. G-4-127139 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.51M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,074 · prior 12 17,456(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → May 1997
- 2Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336383-98 | Drill | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Dec 22, 1987 | Sep 23, 1987 | — | 9,700 |
| 336383-99 | Drill | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Sep 23, 1987 | Sep 23, 1987 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 1988 | Benavides C.Y. G-4-127139 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,500 |
| Feb 16, 1988 | Benavides C.Y. G-4-126834 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 9,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 343 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,350 | -2,007 |
| WilcoxWILCOX (CARRIZO) | 5,150 | -4,807 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 7,025 | -6,682 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,088 | 8,115 | Perforated |
| 8,506 | 8,608 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 750 | 14.75 | 530 S |
| 7.625 | 7,095 | 9.875 | 365 S |
| 5.5 | 9,500 | 6.75 | 330 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 | Jun 16, 1988 | Mar 17, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1988 | Mar 17, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-505-32373 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32373 → 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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