TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33108 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides Mineral Trust #3
Zapata County · Lopeno NE (Wilcox Lower) field · Directional
Benavides Mineral Trust #3 (API 42-505-33108) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged January 6, 2011, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1993 and 1996, permitted to 10,800 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 Queen City, Wilcox.
Operator of record
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
- 16,354
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Nov 2007 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJul 19, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1993 THROUGH Jan 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 6, 2011
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 Mineral Trust G-4-147855 | Lopeno, NE. (9400) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.75M | Dec 1993 – Jan 2011 |
| Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-159354 | Lopeno, NE (Wilcox Lower) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 579K | Jun 1996 – Jan 2011 |
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 CompanyDec 1993 → Sep 1999
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Oct 1999 → Nov 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450350-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jul 15, 1996 | Jul 19, 1996 | Jun 24, 1996 | 9,800 |
| 417392-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jan 31, 1994 | Oct 22, 1993 | Oct 30, 1993 | 10,800 |
| 417392-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Oct 22, 1993 | Oct 22, 1993 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1996 | Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-159354 | Lopeno NE (Wilcox Lower) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 8, 1996 | Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-147855 | Lopeno NE. (9400) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 384 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,048 | -2,664 |
| Wilcox | 7,660 | -7,276 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,187 | 9,201 | Perforated |
| 9,187 | 9,232 | Perforated |
| 9,214 | 9,232 | Perforated |
| 9,388 | 9,416 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,030 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 9.625 | 1,031 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 7 | 6,800 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 9,799 | 6.25 | 525 S |
| 4.5 | 9,800 | 6.25 | 525 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 | Apr 5, 1999 | Jan 6, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1997 | Jan 9, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1997 | Dec 18, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1996 | Jul 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1996 | Jan 25, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Feb 18, 1994 | Dec 14, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-505-33108 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33108 → 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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