Case number: 4:16-bk-35930 - Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC and Bennu Holdings, LLC - Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC and Bennu Holdings, LLC

  • Court

    Texas Southern (txsbke)

  • Chapter

    7

  • Judge

    Christopher M. Lopez

  • Filed

    11/30/2016

  • Last Filing

    06/14/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
LEAD, FINANCE



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of Texas (Houston)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 16-35930

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez
Chapter 7
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  11/30/2016
341 meeting:  01/26/2017
Deadline for filing claims:  05/08/2017

Debtor

Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC

1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77056
HARRIS-TX
Tax ID / EIN: 46-3895141

represented by
John P Melko

Foley & Lardner LLP
1000 Louisiana
Ste 2000
Houston, TX 77002
713-276-5727
Fax : 713-276-5555
Email: jmelko@foley.com

Debtor

Bennu Blocker, Inc.

1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77056
HARRIS-TX
Tax ID / EIN: 46-3769983

represented by
John P Melko

(See above for address)

Debtor

Bennu Holdings, LLC

1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77056
HARRIS-TX
Tax ID / EIN: 90-1019586

represented by
Bennu Holdings, LLC

PRO SE



Defendant

BD Drilling Consultants, LLC

c/o Cynthia H. Brown, Registered Agent
19027 Aquatic Drive
Humble, TX 77346

represented by
Robert S Sobel

Sobel Law Firm, PLLC
19747 Highway 59 N.
Suite 450
Humble, TX 77338
713-528-5200
Fax : 713-529-9649
Email: sobellaw@gmail.com

Trustee

Janet S Casciato-Northrup

Janet S. Casciato-Northrup, Trustee
1201 Louisiana, Ste. 2800
Houston, TX 77002
713-590-4200

represented by
Janet S Casciato-Northrup

Janet S. Casciato-Northrup, Trustee
1201 Louisiana, Ste. 2800
Houston, TX 77002
713-590-4200
Fax : 713-590-4230
Email: jln@hwa.com

Heather Heath McIntyre

Hughes Watters & Askanase
TotalEnergies Tower
1201 Louisiana, 28th Floor
Ste 28th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-590-4200
Fax : 713-590-4230
Email: HMcIntyre@hwallp.com

Timothy Aaron Million

Husch Blackwell LLP
600 Travis Street
Suite 2350
Houston, TX 77002
713-525-6221
Fax : 713-647-6884
Email: tim.million@huschblackwell.com

Randall A Rios

Husch Blackwell LLP
600 Travis Street, Suite 2350
Houston, TX 77002
713-525-6226
Email: Randy.Rios@huschblackwell.com

U.S. Trustee

US Trustee

Office of the US Trustee
515 Rusk Ave
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002
713-718-4650

represented by
Hector Duran, Jr

U.S. Trustee
515 Rusk
Ste 3516
Houston, Tx 77002
7137184650
Email: Hector.Duran.Jr@usdoj.gov

Stephen Douglas Statham

DOJ-Ust
7230 Latitude St
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
713-876-9571
Email: statham01@gmail.com

Counter-Claimant

Core Industries, Inc.

c/o Richard M. Gaal
PO Box 350
Mobile, AL 36601

represented by
Samuel Fraser Reid, III

McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, LLC
11 North Water Street
Suite 13290
Mobile, AL 36602
251-431-8833
Fax : 251-432-5303
Email: freid@mcdowellknight.com

Counter-Defendant

Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC

1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77056
 
 

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
06/14/2026730BNC Certificate of Mailing. (Related document(s):[729] Order on Trustee's Application for Compensation and Expenses) No. of Notices: 35. Notice Date 06/14/2026. (Admin.)
06/12/2026729Order Approving Trustee's Amended Compensation and Expenses (Related Doc # [725]). Signed on 6/12/2026. (rgs4)
05/18/2026728Motion for Entry of Order Approving Chapter 7 Trustee's Amended Final Report Before Distirbution Filed by Trustee Janet S Casciato-Northrup (Attachments: # (1) Proposed Order) (Casciato-Northrup, Janet)
05/16/2026727BNC Certificate of Mailing. (Related document(s):[726] Notice of Final Report Before Distribution) No. of Notices: 1208. Notice Date 05/16/2026. (Admin.)
05/13/2026726Notice of Final Report Before Distribution and Trustee's Application for Compensation and Expenses, and deadline to object (NFR) (Related document(s):[723] Chapter 7 Trustee's Final Report Before Distribution, [725] Application for Trustee Compensation and Expenses) (Casciato-Northrup, Janet)
05/12/2026725Application for Trustee Compensation and Expenses . (Related document(s):[723] Chapter 7 Trustee's Final Report Before Distribution) (Attachments: # (1) Proposed Order for Trustee's Amended Application for Compensation and Expenses) (United States Trustee SDTXcs, Catherine)
05/12/2026724The United States Trustee has reviewed the Chapter 7 Trustee's Amended Final Report Before Distribution and has no Objection to the Chapter 7 Trustee's Final Report. (United States Trustee SDTXcs, Catherine)
05/12/2026723Amended Chapter 7 Trustee's Final Report Before Distribution (United States Trustee SDTXcs, Catherine)
05/11/2026Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 703, Janet S Casciato-Northrup is appointed trustee in the above captioned case that was reopened on 11/19/2025. Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2008, the trustee will be deemed to have accepted this appointment unless it is rejected within seven (7) days of receipt of this notice. If the trustee rejects this appointment, the trustee must notify the Court and the United States Trustee. The bond for this case will be included under the trustees existing blanket bond. (Jimenez, Andrew)
01/07/2026722Receipt of Reopen Chapter 7 Filing Fee - $260.00 by JS. Receipt Number 40002678. (ADIuser)