TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-32837 · DISTRICT 04

Benavides Mineral Trust #1

Plugged

Zapata County · Lopeno NE. (Wilcox 8400) field · Vertical

Benavides Mineral Trust #1 (API 42-505-32837) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged August 25, 2009, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 1996, permitted to 12,400 ft.

It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Queen City.

Operator of record

EOG Resources Inc.

Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in: Midland, TX
P-5 status: Active (A)
P-5 last filed: Oct 2, 2025
Permits on file: 16,348
Phone: (713) 651-7000

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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	EOG Resources Inc.
Production reports	Enron Oil & Gas Companythrough Jan 1999
Latest permit	Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJun 25, 1996

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

12,400: total depth, ft
5: permits on file
Jun 25, 1996: last permit issued
Jun 18, 1996: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
1.03M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2009

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Jun 18, 1996
Shut in: —
Plugged: Aug 25, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Gas, mcf	Reported
Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-158709	Lopeno, NE. (Wilcox 8400)	EOG Resources, Inc.	1	303K	Mar 1996 – Nov 2009
Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-157632	Lopeno, NE. (Wilcox 8700)	EOG Resources, Inc.	1	0	Mar 1996 – Aug 2009
Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-141286	Lopeno, NE (Wilcox Lower)	Enron Oil & Gas Company	1	731K	Jan 1993 – Oct 1996

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 CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1999

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
449691-99	Recompletion	Enron Oil & Gas Company	Jun 25, 1996	Jun 25, 1996	Apr 13, 1996	9,100
448538-99	Recompletion	Enron Oil & Gas Company	May 24, 1996	May 24, 1996	Mar 21, 1996	9,100
446087-99	Recompletion	Enron Oil & Gas Company	Mar 20, 1996	Mar 20, 1996	Mar 21, 1996	9,100
393428-98	Drill	Enron Oil & Gas Company	Feb 13, 1992	Oct 29, 1991	Nov 9, 1991	12,400
393428-99	Drill	Enron Oil & Gas Company	Oct 29, 1991	Oct 29, 1991	—	12,400

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
Jun 18, 1996	Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-158709	Lopeno NE. (Wilcox 8400)	EOG Resources Inc.	Plugged	—
Jun 18, 1996	Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-158709	Lopeno NE. (Wilcox 8400)	EOG Resources Inc.	Plugged	—
Mar 26, 1996	Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-157632	Lopeno NE. (Wilcox 8700)	EOG Resources Inc.	Plugged	—
Apr 7, 1992	Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-141286	Lopeno NE (Wilcox Lower)	Enron Oil & Gas Company	Plugged	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 387 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
WilcoxUPPER WILCOX	2,590	-2,203
Queen City	3,080	-2,693
WilcoxLOWER WILCOX	11,000	-10,613

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
7,593	7,628	Perforated
7,608	7,628	Perforated
8,092	8,102	Perforated
8,402	8,434	Perforated
8,794	8,810	Perforated
9,168	9,178	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
9.875	1,035	12.25	425 S
7	6,844	8.75	290 S
2.875	11,300	6.25	200 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Mar 13, 2006	Sep 21, 2005	—
Oct 17, 1996	Oct 3, 1996	Yes
Oct 16, 1996	Oct 3, 1996	—
Oct 11, 1996	Oct 3, 1996	—
Sep 16, 1996	Apr 11, 1996	Yes
Aug 6, 1996	Jul 10, 1996	Yes
Aug 5, 1996	Jul 5, 1996	—
Jul 9, 1996	—	—
May 22, 1996	May 6, 1996	—
Apr 15, 1996	—	—
Feb 24, 1994	Jan 10, 1994	—
May 18, 1992	Apr 18, 1992	Yes
May 14, 1992	—	—

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 42-505-32837 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-505-32837 → 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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