Well 7, BENTSEN TRACT I, Starr County, Texas
API 42733923 — recorded on 1 lease.
Well API 42733923 is recorded on the BENTSEN TRACT I lease in Starr County, Texas, operated by MERIT ENERGY COMPANY. The state files a total depth of 9,466 ft, a last completion filed Mar 10 2006, 1 drilling permit and 1 hydraulic fracturing disclosure. The state holds no plugging record for it.
Leases
| Lease | Well no. | Operator | Field | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTSEN TRACT I | 7 | MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | HINDE (VICKSBURG CONSOLIDATED) | Off |
The hole
- Total depth
- 9,466 ft
- Casing strings
- 3
- Deepest casing
- 9,460 ft
- Survey
- SALINAS, N
- Abstract
- 411
- Block / section
- not filed
- Plugging records
- not filed
- Bottom hole location
- 26.52263, -98.48934
Drilling permits
From the Railroad Commission's drilling permit master — the application record, not a record of drilling. A permit is an application the Commission filed and numbered; the spud date is the only field here that says a hole was started. This file carries no approval status, so none is shown.
| Permit | Issued | Type | Lease | Depth | Spud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612148 | Jan 10 2006 | Drill | BENTSEN TRACT Ino. 7 | 10,000 ft | Jan 30 2006 |
What the lease produced
Texas reports oil and gas by lease, never by wellbore, so this is the whole lease. Values are volume multiplied by the published monthly price, the same arithmetic the lease page shows in full.
Hydraulic fracturing
Disclosed to FracFocus, the registry Texas designates by statute (Natural Resources Code §91.851; 16 TAC §3.29). FracFocus is run by the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, not by a state agency — but the filing itself is required by Texas rule.