TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · BENAVIDES, B. R. LEASE · API 42-505-34994 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides B. R. #3
Zapata County · Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Benavides B. R. #3 (API 42-505-34994) is a well in Zapata County operated by Bordertown Energy Resources LLC, completed July 22, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 28, 2004, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Bordertown Energy Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 11 barrels of oil and 1.15M mcf of gas since July 2004, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Bordertown Energy Resources LLC
Permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Bryan, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 8, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (832) 233-2191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bordertown Energy Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Bordertown Energy Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Exploration Company, TheApr 28, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 28, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 2004
- completed
- 11
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.15M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2004 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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, B. R. G-4-203831 | Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Bordertown Energy Resources, LLC | 1 | 11 | 1.15M | Jul 2004 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,086 · prior 12 15,732(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Exploration Company, TheJul 2004 → Jun 2007
- 2Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Jun 2010
- 3Columbus Energy, LLCJul 2010 → Sep 2020
- 4Three-C Oil and GasOct 2020 → Oct 2022
- 5Bordertown Energy Resources, LLCNov 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 545071-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Apr 28, 2004 | Apr 28, 2004 | Jun 3, 2004 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2004 | Benavides B. R. G-4-203831 | Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Bordertown Energy Resources LLC | Producing | 13,000 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,898 | 11,017 | Perforated |
| 11,846 | 11,852 | Perforated |
| 11,856 | 11,864 | Perforated |
| 11,878 | 11,890 | Perforated |
| 11,894 | 11,901 | Perforated |
| 12,034 | 12,040 | Perforated |
| 12,090 | 12,097 | Perforated |
| 12,106 | 12,115 | Perforated |
| 12,452 | 12,456 | Perforated |
| 12,476 | 12,482 | Perforated |
| 12,530 | 12,540 | Perforated |
| 12,552 | 12,555 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 58 | 17.75 | 85 S |
| 9.625 | 785 | 12.25 | 330 S |
| 7 | 7,582 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 12,922 | 6.125 | 625 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 | Dec 14, 2004 | Aug 30, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-505-34994 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-34994 → 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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