TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · BENAVIDES LEASE · API 42-505-34603 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides #2R
Zapata County · Cinco de Mayo (Wilcox F ) field · Producing · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Cinco de Mayo (Wilcox "F") · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Benavides #2R (API 42-505-34603) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed July 24, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 4, 2002, permitted to 11,479 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 one formation top, including Cinco De Mayo (Wilcox "F").
Its lease has reported 1.1K barrels of oil and 635K mcf of gas since July 2003, last reporting volume in April 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Sep 4, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,479
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 4, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 24, 2003
- completed
- 1.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 635K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2003 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 24, 2003
- 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.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 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-4-197016 | Cinco de Mayo (Wilcox "F") | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 1.1K | 635K | Jul 2003 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,259 · prior 12 15,903(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jul 2003 → 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 → Oct 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 523355-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Dec 12, 2002 | Sep 4, 2002 | Sep 4, 2002 | 13,000 |
| 523355-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Sep 4, 2002 | Sep 4, 2002 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2003 | Benavides G-4-197016 | Cinco de Mayo (Wilcox F ) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 11,479 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 424 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cinco de Mayo (Wilcox "F") | 6,904 | -6,480 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,904 | 6,912 | Perforated |
| 7,176 | 7,184 | Perforated |
| 7,434 | 7,442 | Perforated |
| 7,670 | 7,676 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 662 | 20 | 709 S |
| 10.75 | 3,660 | 14.75 | 920 S |
| 7.375 | 8,029 | 9.875 | 360 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 | Nov 5, 2003 | Sep 17, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Sep 12, 2006. Gamma ray, Resistivity, Spontaneous potential. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ResistivityPLATFORM EXPRESS ARRAY INDUCTION GAMMA RAY SPSpans Cinco De Mayo (Wilcox "F") | TIFF | 3,650 to 11,484 | Sep 12, 2006run Sep 22, 2002 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-505-34603 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34603 → 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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