TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · J. G. BENAVIDES GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-505-32784 · DISTRICT 04
J. G. Benavides Gas Unit #5
Zapata County · Roleta (8750) field · Directional
J. G. Benavides Gas Unit #5 (API 42-505-32784) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged February 21, 1994, last operated by Enron Oil & Gas Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 1991, permitted to 10,200 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 22 barrels of oil and 11.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 4, 1998
- Permits on file
- 2,825
- Phone
- (713) 853-7245
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enron Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Enron Oil & Gas Companythrough Jan 1994 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyApr 12, 1991 |
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 1991
- completed
- 22
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Jan 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 21, 1994
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-4-139528 | Roleta (8750) | Enron Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 22 | 11.7K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyFeb 1993 → Jan 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386724-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Apr 12, 1991 | Apr 12, 1991 | Apr 25, 1991 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1991 | J. G. Benavides Gas Unit G-4-139528 | Roleta (8750) | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 323 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,085 | -1,762 |
| Wilcox | 5,405 | -5,082 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 7,015 | -6,692 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,485 | 9,518 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,577 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 7 | 7,745 | 8.75 | 855 S |
| 2.875 | 10,072 | 6.25 | 415 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 | Nov 27, 1991 | Sep 5, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-505-32784 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32784 → 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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