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Final Completion

BENTSON & WHITTINGTON GAS UNIT

STARR County · District 4 · AMAX OIL & GAS INC. · ALVARADO (VICKSBURG N SAND)

Permits

Max Depth

9,500 ft

First Permit

1987-04-21

Latest Activity

1990-01-29

Lifespan

3 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1990-01-04

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

EWA / Production operator mismatch

Scheduling: AMAX OIL & GAS INC. ≠ Production: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2026-04)

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: AMAX OIL & GAS INC. ≠ Permit: HARKINS & COMPANY

Resolved via: production → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

AMAX OIL & GAS INC. 1993-1994→ UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY 1994-1996→ M. J. G., INC. 1996-2001→ PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P. 2001-2007→ CORONADO ENERGY E&P COMPANY, LLC 2007-2010→ EL PASO E & P COMPANY, L. P. 2011-2012→ EP ENERGY E&P COMPANY, L.P. 2012-2013→ CANTERA OPERATING, LLC 2013-2017→ MERIT ENERGY COMPANY 2017-2026

Lease Production

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

Formation Tops (5) Elevation 249 ft (GL)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
TOP VICKSBURG (Vicksburg)	6,295 ft	-6,046 ft
VICKSBURG	6,295 ft	-6,046 ft
VICKSBURG MARKER (Vicksburg)	6,903 ft	-6,654 ft
7200' VICKSBURG	7,127 ft	-6,878 ft
VICKSBURG7200	7,127 ft	-6,878 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (7)

Interval	Type
7,130–7,142 ft	Perforated
7,830–7,929 ft	Perforated
8,068–8,096 ft	Perforated
8,453–8,476 ft	Perforated
8,453–8,500 ft	Perforated
8,491–8,498 ft	Perforated
8,493–8,500 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
10.75"	2,004 ft	1,385 sx
7.625"	7,965 ft	750 sx
5"	9,485 ft	270 sx

Permit History (2)

#369028 Recompletion Final Completion

BENTSEN&WHITTINGTON GAS UNIT #1 · 9,500 ft

1990-01-29

#329307 Drill Final Completion

BENTSEN & WHITTINGTON GAS UNIT · 9,500 ft

1987-04-21

Applications (2)

#369028 A HARKINS & COMPANY

received 1990-01-24

#329307 A HARKINS & COMPANY

received 1987-04-21

Records & Logs

7 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2002-08-15

W-2/G-1 1993-06-18

W-2/G-1 1993-02-24

W-2/G-1 1990-03-12 log on file

W-2/G-1 1990-05-09

W-2/G-1 1987-10-29 log on file

+1 more filings

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in STARR County.

Well Details

Well Number: 1
Max Depth: 9,500 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: STARR
District: 4
Operator: AMAX OIL & GAS INC.
Completed: 1990-01-04

Operator

Name: AMAX OIL & GAS INC
Location: FORT WORTH
P-5 Status: Inactive (filed 1993-12-01)
Cum Oil (all leases): 136,933 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 54,386,791 mcf
Total Permits: 302