TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · API 42-505-35323 · DISTRICT 04
Benavides B. R. #8
Zapata County · Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Benavides B. R. #8 (API 42-505-35323) is a well in Zapata County operated by Bordertown Energy Resources LLC, completed September 22, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 15, 2005, permitted to 12,800 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 Unconsolidated, 9obo 3, Lobo 3.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.13M mcf of gas since August 2005, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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, TheJul 15, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 2005
- last permit issued
- Sep 22, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.13M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 22, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides, B. R. G-4-213569 | Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Bordertown Energy Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.13M | Aug 2005 – Apr 2026 |
| Benavides, B. R. G-4-214016 | Pok - a - Dot (8600) | Bordertown Energy Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2005 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,487 · prior 12 9,486(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Exploration Company, TheAug 2005 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 603344-98 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Sep 20, 2005 | Jul 15, 2005 | Jul 21, 2005 | 13,300 |
| 603344-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Jul 12, 2005 | Jul 15, 2005 | — | 13,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2005 | Benavides B. R. G-4-213569 | Jennings Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Bordertown Energy Resources LLC | Producing | 12,800 |
| Aug 21, 2005 | Benavides B. R. G-4-214016 | Pok - a - Dot (8600) | Bordertown Energy Resources LLC | SWR-10-Well · shut in Aug 1, 2005 | 12,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 538 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Unconformity | 11,200 | -10,662 |
| Lobo Unconsolidated | 11,200 | -10,662 |
| 9OBO 3 | 12,115 | -11,577 |
| Lobo 3 | 12,115 | -11,577 |
| Lobo 6 | 12,420 | -11,882 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,350 | 8,371 | Perforated |
| 8,959 | 8,963 | Perforated |
| 8,967 | 8,971 | Perforated |
| 10,585 | 10,861 | Perforated |
| 10,858 | 10,861 | Perforated |
| 10,864 | 10,876 | Perforated |
| 11,427 | 11,434 | Perforated |
| 11,446 | 11,453 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 775 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 7,575 | 8.75 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 12,738 | 6.25 | 500 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 | May 26, 2006 | Oct 13, 2005 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 2006 | Oct 13, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 21, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 1, 2006 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 10, 2008. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITYSpans Lobo Unconsolidated, Lobo Unconformity, 9obo 3, Lobo 3, Lobo 6 | TIFF | 7,540 to 12,790 | Oct 10, 2008run Aug 6, 2005 | 0.40 |
"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 42-505-35323 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35323 → 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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