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BENTSEN BROS. - STATE

STARR County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY · LA COPITA (VICKSBURG CONS.)

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Permits

Max Depth

10,410 ft

First Permit

1979-03-05

Latest Activity

1986-12-04

Lifespan

8 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

2003-06-06

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: X

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Production: SHELL WESTERN E&P (reported 2003-09)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY ≠ Permit: SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

Resolved via: scheduling → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-03

Operator History

Chain of Custody

SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. 1993-2000→ SHELL WESTERN E&P 2000-2003

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Gas

production & DCA →

Permit History (2)

#323830 Recompletion Final Completion

BENTSON BROS. - STATE · 10,410 ft

1986-12-04

#43701 Drill Final Completion

BENTSEN BROS-STATE · 10,176 ft

1979-03-05

Spud 1979-03-08

Permit Applications (2)

#323830 A SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.

received 1986-12-03

#43701 A SHELL OIL COMPANY

received 1979-03-05

Well Details

Well Number: 8
Max Depth: 10,410 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: STARR
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
Completed: 2003-06-06

Operator

Name: MERIT ENGY CO
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Y (filed 2025-09-04)
Cum Oil (all leases): 61,295,428 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 662,992,144 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 1,048

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