WELL · 42-505-34773 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Trust #6
Zapata County · Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) field · Vertical
Benavides Trust #6 (API 42-505-34773) is a well in Zapata County operated by Pogo Producing Company LLC, completed December 6, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2003 and 2005, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pogo Producing Company and has since transferred to Pogo Producing Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Asche Marker, Lobo Unconformithy, Lobo Unconformity, Wills Point.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pogo Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 13, 2010
- Permits on file
- 82
- Phone
- (713) 579-6578
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pogo Producing Company LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pogo Producing CompanyJul 14, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 14, 2005
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 870K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides Trust G-4-197724 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 870K | Oct 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Benavides Trust G-4-215155 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Benavides Trust G-4-215156 | Hundido (9300) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Benavides Trust G-4-215158 | Los Mogotes (Wilcox Cons.) | Pogo Producing Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 2005 – Dec 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,086 · prior 12 7,372(+23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pogo Producing CompanyOct 2003 → Jan 2008
- 2Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Aug 2011
- 3Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 4OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 603305-99 | Recompletion | Pogo Producing Company | Jul 12, 2005 | Jul 14, 2005 | Oct 25, 2005 | 11,346 |
| 533898-99 | Drill | Pogo Producing Co. | Jul 7, 2003 | Jul 11, 2003 | Aug 27, 2003 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-197724 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-215155 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-215156 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-215158 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 477 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Asche Marker | 7,265 | -6,788 |
| Lobo Unconformithy | 10,000 | -9,523 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 10,000 | -9,523 |
| Wills Point | 11,302 | -10,825 |
| Asche Marker | — | — |
| Lobo Unconformity | — | — |
| Note: NO Log Above 6,846' | — | — |
| Note: NO Log Above 6846 | — | — |
| Note: NO Log Above 6846'. | — | — |
| Note:no Log Above 6,846' | — | — |
| Wills Point | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,540 | 7,550 | Perforated |
| 7,540 | 10,330 | Perforated |
| 8,151 | 8,168 | Perforated |
| 8,151 | 10,750 | Perforated |
| 9,918 | 9,930 | Perforated |
| 9,918 | 11,039 | Perforated |
| 10,033 | 10,048 | Perforated |
| 10,330 | 10,350 | Perforated |
| 10,734 | 10,750 | Perforated |
| 11,025 | 11,039 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 523 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 7 | 6,852 | 8.75 | 235 S |
| 3.5 | 11,316 | 4.125 | 96 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 | Aug 7, 2006 | Jan 3, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 23, 2003 | Dec 1, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Dec 10, 2003 | Oct 24, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 26, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-505-34773 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34773 → 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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