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42-505-35798

BENAVIDES TRUST

ZAPATA County · District 4 · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Permits

2

Max Depth

11,800 ft

First Permit

2007-01-29

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

2007-04

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

POGO PRODUCING COMPANY 2007-2008→ POGO PRODUCING COMPANY LLC 2008-2011→ PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. 2011-2012→ OXY USA INC. 2012-2017→ 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.

Gas
production & DCA →

Formation Tops (3) Elevation 450 ft (GR)

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
TOP WILCOX (Wilcox)5,015 ft-4,565 ft
LOBO UNCONFORMITY9,940 ft-9,490 ft
WILLS POINT 11,210 ft-10,760 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 ↗

Offset Well Tops (nearest 8 wells with tops)

What nearby completed wells reported.

Cross-section
✓ 42-505-35635 BENAVIDES TRUST · POGO PRODUCING COMPANY
0.4 mi
UPPER ASCHE 1 7,412'LOBO UNCONFORMITY 9,980'Wills Point 11,320'NOTE: NO LOG ABOVE 6932' —
✓ 42-505-36614 HAYNES, L. · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
0.9 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
1.1 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
1.8 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
1.8 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
2.1 mi
Yegua 1,250'Cook Mountain 2,030'Queen City 2,800'Jackson —Wilcox —Miocene (undifferentiated) —
✓ 42-505-36628 MCMURREY, WM. · HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
5.1 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
5.3 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 (4)

IntervalType
9,998–10,014 ftPerforated
10,300–10,324 ftPerforated
10,413–10,421 ftPerforated
10,544–10,556 ftPerforated

Casing (3)

SizeSet DepthCement
9.625"532 ft250 sx
7"7,887 ft410 sx
4.5"11,213 ft400 sx

Permit History (2)

#835120 Recompletion

BENAVIDES TRUST · 11,800 ft

2018-01-23

#632517 Drill Final Completion

BENAVIDES TRUST · 11,800 ft

2007-01-29

Spud 2007-03-02

Applications (2)

#835120 A MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
received 2018-01-12
#632517 A POGO PRODUCING COMPANY
received 2007-01-25

Records & Logs

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

W-2/G-1 2007-05-31 log on file
W-2/G-1 2007-06-06
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 27.119087
Lon -99.251048

Well Details

Well Number
14
Max Depth
11,800 ft
Drill Type
Vertical
County
ZAPATA
District
4
Operator
MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

Operator

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