TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · BENAVIDES, B. R. LEASE · API 42-505-35146 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides B. R. #6
Zapata County · Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Benavides B. R. #6 (API 42-505-35146) is a well in Zapata County operated by Bordertown Energy Resources LLC, completed January 29, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 2004, permitted to 12,650 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Bordertown Energy Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Lobo Unconformity, Lobo, Lobo 1, Lobo 3.
Its lease has reported 4 barrels of oil and 339K mcf of gas since January 2005, 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, TheDec 3, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 2005
- completed
- 4
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 339K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 2005
- 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-4-208225 | Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Bordertown Energy Resources, LLC | 1 | 4 | 339K | Jan 2005 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,650 · prior 12 11,969(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Exploration Company, TheJan 2005 → May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554189-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Nov 30, 2004 | Dec 3, 2004 | Dec 26, 2004 | 13,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2005 | Benavides B. R. G-4-208225 | Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Bordertown Energy Resources LLC | Producing | 12,650 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 525 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Unconformity | 10,800 | -10,275 |
| Lobo | 11,810 | -11,285 |
| Lobo 1 | 11,810 | -11,285 |
| Lobo 3 | 12,090 | -11,565 |
| Lobo 3 | 12,123 | -11,598 |
| Lobo 6 | 12,350 | -11,825 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,639 | 12,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | 17.75 | 100 S |
| 9.625 | 750 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 7,791 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 12,650 | 6.125 | 475 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 13, 2005 | Jul 15, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jul 19, 2005 | Mar 21, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 17, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-505-35146 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35146 → 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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