TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-33435 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides - State GU #5
Zapata County · Wildcat field · Directional
Benavides - State GU #5 (API 42-505-33435) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged July 15, 2011, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 1, 1996, permitted to 13,600 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 6 barrels of oil and 433K mcf of gas since July 1996, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Mar 2000 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMay 1, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 1, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 1996
- completed
- 6
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 433K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1996 THROUGH Mar 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 15, 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 - State GU G-4-161037 | Lopeno, NE. (Wilcox 11000) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 6 | 433K | Jul 1996 – Mar 2000 |
| Benavides - State GU G-4-161079 | Wildcat | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 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 CompanyJul 1996 → Aug 1999
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Mar 2000 → Mar 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447525-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jun 10, 1996 | May 1, 1996 | May 2, 1996 | 13,600 |
| 447525-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Apr 29, 1996 | May 1, 1996 | — | 12,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 1996 | Benavides - State GU G-4-161079 | Wildcat | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jul 4, 1996 | Benavides - State GU G-4-161037 | Lopeno NE. (Wilcox 11000) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,868 | 10,896 | Perforated |
| 11,094 | 11,124 | Perforated |
| 11,808 | 11,837 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,035 | 17.5 | 790 S |
| 9.625 | 6,324 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 9.625 | 6,324 | 17.25 | 500 S |
| 7 | 10,755 | 8.5 | 470 S |
| 2.875 | 12,793 | 6 | 810 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 12, 2004 | Mar 15, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1997 | May 27, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1997 | Nov 14, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1997 | Oct 11, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 1997 | Jul 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-505-33435 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33435 → 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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