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BENTSEN BROS. B Well Details

Texas Wells · Starr County · LA COPITA (VICKSBURG CONS.) field · MERIT ENERGY COMPANY

API No.

42734603
Texas

Latest Permit

Apr 30, 2019
most recent W-2 / G-1 completion permit on file

Spud Date

May 23, 2012
when the wellbore was drilled

Latest Completion

Apr 26, 2019
most recent completion / re-completion

BENTSEN BROS. B (API 42734603) is operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY and sits in the LA COPITA (VICKSBURG CONS.) oil & gas field of Starr County, Texas.

FracFocus Records 2 hydraulic-fracturing jobs on file

Sourced from the FracFocus chemical disclosure registry (174,260 gallons of base fluid and 0 lbs of proppant across all reported jobs).

Job dates Operator Lateral length (ft) TVD (ft) Water (gal) Proppant (lbs)
2019-04-23 Merit Energy Company LLC — 9,650 174,260 —
2012-06-21 Occidental Oil and Gas — — — —

Update History (3 records)

Each row below records one filing or status update. Only the fields that changed from the prior record are shown; unchanged values are inherited from the row below. The oldest row (first known record) shows the initial state.

Note on permit dates: for TX this column reflects the completion permit on file (W-2 / G-1), not the original drilling permit (W-1). A re-completion later in the well’s life creates a new permit_date entry, which is why a permit can date after the spud.

Update Date What changed Operator Field Status / Type
2019-05-29 Administrative re-save MERIT ENERGY COMPANY LA COPITA (VICKSBURG CONS.) Producing / Vertical
2019-04-30 New permit 2019-04-30
Spudded 2012-05-23
Completion 2019-04-26
Operator → MERIT ENERGY COMPANY
MERIT ENERGY COMPANY LA COPITA (VICKSBURG CONS.) Producing / Vertical
2013-01-26 Initial filing
Permit: 2012-07-31
Completion: 2012-06-30
OXY USA INC. LA COPITA (VICKSBURG CONS.) Producing / Vertical

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