TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · BENAVIDES LEASE · API 42-505-34382 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides #1
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Benavides #1 (API 42-505-34382) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 9, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 2001, permitted to 9,575 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 4.44K barrels of oil and 1.79M mcf of gas since October 2001, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jul 13, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,575
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 9, 2007
- completed
- 4.44K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.79M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · OCT 2001 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 9, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides G-4-186781 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 4.44K | 1.79M | Oct 2001 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,427 · prior 12 15,817(-2%)
Wells named Benavides
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Zapata County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Merit Energy Company | Dec 1, 2017 | today |
| Cantera Operating, LLC | Nov 1, 2013 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| EP Energy E&P Company, L.P. | Aug 1, 2012 | Nov 1, 2013 |
| El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jan 1, 2011 | Aug 1, 2012 |
| El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P. | Nov 1, 2006 | Jan 1, 2011 |
| Laredo Energy | Aug 1, 2005 | Nov 1, 2006 |
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Oct 5, 2001 | Aug 1, 2005 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Oct 2001 → Jul 2005
- 2Laredo EnergyAug 2005 → Oct 2006
- 3El Paso E&P Zapata, L.P.Nov 2006 → Dec 2010
- 4El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 5EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Jul 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511405-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jul 13, 2001 | Jul 13, 2001 | Aug 14, 2001 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2007 | Benavides G-4-186781 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 9,575 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 378 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityTOP QUEEN CITY | 2,450 | -2,072 |
| Queen CityBASE QUEEN CITY | 3,840 | -3,462 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 5,320 | -4,942 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,790 | 7,830 | Perforated |
| 8,670 | 8,680 | Perforated |
| 8,770 | 8,778 | Perforated |
| 8,862 | 8,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,155 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 7 | 7,826 | 8.75 | 260 S |
| 4.5 | 9,563 | 6.125 | 250 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 | Jul 24, 2007 | Jul 12, 2007 | — |
| 00 | May 14, 2002 | Mar 14, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 2002 | Dec 27, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-505-34382 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34382 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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