42-505-35635

BENAVIDES TRUST

ZAPATA County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Permits

Max Depth

12,000 ft

First Permit

2006-08-15

Latest Activity

2018-01-23

Lifespan

11 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

—

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

2006-11

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

POGO PRODUCING COMPANY 2006-2008→ POGO PRODUCING COMPANY LLC 2008-2011→ PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. 2011-2012→ OXY USA INC. 2016-2016

Lease Production

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

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (4) Elevation 482 ft (GR)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
UPPER ASCHE 1	7,412 ft	-6,930 ft
LOBO UNCONFORMITY	9,980 ft	-9,498 ft
WILLS POINT	11,320 ft	-10,838 ft
NOTE: NO LOG ABOVE 6932'	—	—

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 ↗

Offset Well Tops (nearest 8 wells with tops)

What nearby completed wells reported.

Cross-section

✓ 42-505-35798 BENAVIDES TRUST · POGO PRODUCING COMPANY

0.4 mi

Wilcox 5,015'LOBO UNCONFORMITY 9,940'Wills Point 11,210'

✓ 42-505-36614 HAYNES, L. · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

0.7 mi

Yegua 1,211'Cook Mountain 2,700'Queen City 2,948'Wilcox 5,163'Jackson —Miocene (undifferentiated) —

✓ 42-505-36613 HAYNES, L. · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

0.7 mi

Yegua 1,132'Cook Mountain 2,700'Queen City 2,830'Wilcox 5,115'Miocene (undifferentiated) —Jackson —

✓ 42-505-35599 HAYNES, L. · POGO PRODUCING COMPANY

1.4 mi

TOP UPPER ASCHE 5 7,876'UPPER ASCHE MARKER 7,876'TOP UPPER ASCHE 5 8,304'TOP BASAL ASCHE 8,304'UPPER ASCHE MARKER —TOP BASAL ASCHE —

✓ 42-505-36622 HAYNES ESTATE · ARETE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

1.4 mi

Yegua 1,800'Cook Mountain 2,285'Queen City 2,800'Jackson —Miocene (undifferentiated) —Wilcox —

✓ 42-505-36626 HAYNES ESTATE · ARETE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

1.7 mi

Yegua 1,250'Cook Mountain 2,030'Queen City 2,800'Jackson —Wilcox —Miocene (undifferentiated) —

✓ 42-505-36628 MCMURREY, WM. · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY

5.4 mi

Queen City 2,007'Wilcox 4,447'LOBO 8,970'Miocene (undifferentiated) —Jackson —Cook Mountain —Yegua —

✓ 42-505-36627 MCMURREY, WM. · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY

5.6 mi

Queen City 2,456'Wilcox 4,438'Jackson —Cook Mountain —Yegua —Miocene (undifferentiated) —

Nearest wells within 10 mi (surface locations). Click wells to select them, then open the cross-section to compare tops side by side (max 6 wells per section, including this one).

Perforations (3)

Interval	Type
10,249–10,259 ft	Perforated
10,308–10,318 ft	Perforated
10,998–11,018 ft	Perforated

Casing (3)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
9.625"	560 ft	231 sx
7"	6,937 ft	242 sx
4.5"	11,345 ft	515 sx

Permit History (2)

#835119 Recompletion

BENAVIDES TRUST · 12,000 ft

2018-01-23

#621939 Drill Final Completion

BENAVIDES TRUST · 12,000 ft

2006-08-15

Spud 2006-09-27

Applications (2)

#835119 A MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

received 2018-01-12

#621939 A POGO PRODUCING COMPANY

received 2006-06-30

Records & Logs

2 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2006-12-11 log on file

W-2/G-1 2006-12-20

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.

Google Maps → Explorer Map →

Lat 27.114884

Lon -99.246821

Well Details

Well Number: 13
Max Depth: 12,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: ZAPATA
District: 4
Operator: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Operator

Name: MERIT ENGY CO
Location: DALLAS
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2025-11-07)
Cum Oil (all leases): 61,412,014 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 675,243,840 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 1,049