TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33169 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides Mineral Trust #5
Zapata County · Lopeno NE (A-3) field · Vertical
Benavides Mineral Trust #5 (API 42-505-33169) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged August 19, 2009, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1994, permitted to 9,800 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
- 16,348
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enron Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Enron Oil & Gas Companythrough Apr 1999 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMay 31, 1994 |
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 31, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 26, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Nov 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 26, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 19, 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 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-4-150079 | Lopeno, NE (A-3) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.03M | May 1994 – Nov 2009 |
| Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-149469 | Lopeno, NE. (Wilcox 7500) | Enron Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 7.91K | Apr 1994 – May 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 CompanyApr 1994 → Apr 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424346-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | May 31, 1994 | May 31, 1994 | May 25, 1994 | 8,600 |
| 421927-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 10, 1994 | Mar 10, 1994 | Mar 21, 1994 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1994 | Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-150079 | Lopeno NE (A-3) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Apr 19, 1994 | Benavides Mineral Trust G-4-149469 | Lopeno NE. (Wilcox 7500) | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 389 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,920 | -2,531 |
| Wilcox | 7,500 | -7,111 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,721 | 7,729 | Perforated |
| 8,130 | 8,162 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,030 | 12.25 | 385 S |
| 7 | 6,797 | 8.75 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 8,895 | 6.25 | 220 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 | Sep 20, 1994 | Jun 9, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1994 | May 6, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 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 42-505-33169 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33169 → 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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