WELL · 42-505-35798 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Trust #14
Zapata County · Vertical
Benavides Trust #14 (API 42-505-35798) is a permitted well in Zapata County filed by Merit Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2007 and 2018, permitted to 11,800 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Lobo Unconformity, Wills Point.
Operator of record
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 | none |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyJan 23, 2018 |
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 2018
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 564K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
27.119087, -99.251048
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Zapata County.
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-4-226978 | Hundido (Lobo) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 564K | Apr 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,884 · prior 12 11,195(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pogo Producing CompanyApr 2007 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 835120-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jan 12, 2018 | Jan 23, 2018 | — | 11,800 |
| 632517-99 | Drill | Pogo Producing Company | Jan 25, 2007 | Jan 29, 2007 | Mar 2, 2007 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-226978 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 5,015 | -4,565 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 9,940 | -9,490 |
| Wills Point | 11,210 | -10,760 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,998 | 10,014 | Perforated |
| 10,300 | 10,324 | Perforated |
| 10,413 | 10,421 | Perforated |
| 10,544 | 10,556 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 532 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 7 | 7,887 | 9.875 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 11,213 | 6.25 | 400 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 | Jun 8, 2007 | May 31, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-505-35798 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35798 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Benavides Trust42-505-35635
0.6 KM · Pogo Producing Company · Section with this well →
| Upper Asche 1 | 7,412 | -6,930 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 9,980 | -9,498 |
| Wills Point | 11,320 | -10,838 |
| Note: NO Log Above 6932' | — |
Haynes, L.42-505-36614
1.5 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,211 | -713 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,700 | -2,202 |
| Queen City | 2,948 | -2,450 |
| Wilcox | 5,163 | -4,665 |
| Jackson | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
Haynes, L.42-505-36613
1.8 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,132 | -605 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,700 | -2,173 |
| Queen City | 2,830 | -2,303 |
| Wilcox | 5,115 | -4,588 |
| Jackson | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
Haynes, L.42-505-35599
2.9 KM · Pogo Producing Company · Section with this well →
| Upper Asche Marker | 7,876 | -7,363 |
| Top Upper Asche 5 | 7,876 | -7,363 |
| Top Basal Asche | 8,304 | -7,791 |
Haynes Estate42-505-36622
2.9 KM · Arete Operating Company, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,800 | -1,290 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,285 | -1,775 |
| Queen City | 2,800 | -2,290 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Jackson | — |
Haynes Estate42-505-36626
3.3 KM · Arete Operating Company, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yegua | 1,250 | -751 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,030 | -1,531 |
| Queen City | 2,800 | -2,301 |
| Jackson | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Wilcox | — |
McMurrey, Wm.42-505-36628
8.1 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 2,007 | -1,585 |
| Wilcox | 4,447 | -4,025 |
| Lobo | 8,970 | -8,548 |
| Yegua | — | |
| Cook Mountain | — | |
| Jackson | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
McMurrey, Wm.42-505-36627
8.5 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 2,456 | -2,024 |
| Wilcox | 4,438 | -4,006 |
| Jackson | — | |
| Cook Mountain | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
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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