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Final CompletionBENTSON & WHITTINGTON GAS UNIT
STARR County · District 4 · AMAX OIL & GAS INC. · ALVARADO (VICKSBURG N SAND)
Permits
2
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
—
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EWA / Production operator mismatch
Scheduling: AMAX OIL & GAS INC. ≠ Production: MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (reported 2025-12)
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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
2026-03
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 2017-2025
Lease Production
Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.
Permit History (2)
Permit Applications (2)
#369028 A HARKINS & COMPANY
received 1990-01-24
#329307 A HARKINS & COMPANY
received 1987-04-21
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
- Y (filed 2003-09-05)
- Cum Oil (all leases)
- 136,933 bbl
- Cum Gas (all leases)
- 54,386,791 mcf
- Total Permits
- 302