TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · J. G. BENAVIDES GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-505-32677 · DISTRICT 04
J. G. Benavides Gas Unit #3
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
J. G. Benavides Gas Unit #3 (API 42-505-32677) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 20, 1992 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 10, 1990, permitted to 10,100 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 7.54K barrels of oil and 4.74M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in January 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; 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 Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMay 10, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 10, 1990
- last permit issued
- Feb 20, 1992
- completed
- 7.54K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.74M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 20, 1992
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2026
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. G. Benavides Gas Unit G-4-136213 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 7.54K | 4.74M | Jan 1993 – Jan 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 23,830 · prior 12 42,448(-44%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Conoco Inc.Apr 1995 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373174-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | May 21, 1990 | May 10, 1990 | — | 10,200 |
| 373174-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | May 10, 1990 | May 10, 1990 | — | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1992 | J. G. Benavides Gas Unit G-4-136213 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2026 | 10,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 336 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,090 | -1,754 |
| Wilcox | 5,477 | -5,141 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 7,140 | -6,804 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 970 | 9,794 | Perforated |
| 8,890 | 8,922 | Perforated |
| 9,506 | 9,794 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,533 | 12.25 | 570 S |
| 7 | 7,743 | 8.75 | 800 S |
| 4.5 | 10,100 | 6.25 | 273 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 29, 1993 | Apr 8, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1992 | Mar 12, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1991 | Oct 10, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1991 | Sep 6, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-505-32677 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32677 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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