WELL · 42-505-35744 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Trust #12
Zapata County · Hundido (Lobo) field · Producing · Directional
Benavides Trust #12 (API 42-505-35744) is a well in Zapata County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed February 17, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 30, 2006, permitted to 11,700 ft.
It was permitted by Pogo Producing Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Upper Asche 1, Lobo Unconformity, Wills Point, Note:No Lob Above 6,500'.
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.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pogo Producing CompanyNov 30, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 2006
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.31M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 Trust G-4-251692 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.31M | Jan 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 23,667 · prior 12 21,554(+10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pogo Producing CompanyJan 2007 → Aug 2007
- 2Pogo Producing Company LLCSep 2007 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629479-99 | Drill | Pogo Producing Company | Nov 22, 2006 | Nov 30, 2006 | Dec 11, 2006 | 11,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-251692 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 458 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Asche 1 | 7,030 | -6,572 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 9,945 | -9,487 |
| Wills Point | 11,055 | -10,597 |
| Note:no Lob Above 6,500' | — | — |
| Note: NO Log Avove 6500' | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,004 | 10,016 | Perforated |
| 10,243 | 10,253 | Perforated |
| 10,827 | 10,837 | Perforated |
| 10,914 | 10,924 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 552 | 12.25 | 231 S |
| 7 | 7,393 | 8.75 | 247 S |
| 4.5 | 11,162 | 6.25 | 378 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 | Dec 21, 2009 | Mar 1, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 2009 | Feb 12, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 14, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-505-35744 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35744 → 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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