LEASES · O-2-8316 · OIL · DISTRICT 02

Shelton, Ben

No volume since Sep 2009

Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. · Victoria County · Ben Shelton (7400) field

Shelton, Ben is an RRC oil lease (O-2-8316) in Victoria County operated by Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C., with 2 wells completed on it.

It has reported 467K barrels of oil and 445K mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting volume in September 2009 (statewide data runs through April 2026).

The last 12 reported months total 528 barrels of oil, down 80% on the year before; the lease peaked at 23.3K barrels in July 1999.

3 operators have filed production on it, most recently Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. since November 2005.

467K
bbl oil, all reported
445K
mcf gas incl. casinghead
528
bbl oil, last 12 reported
-80%
vs the 12 before
2
wells completed on it
23.3K
peak month, bbl (Jul 1999)

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FIRST OCT 1997 · LAST VOLUME SEP 2009 · STATEWIDE DATA THROUGH APR 2026

Oil by month

Barrels reported on Form PR for the whole lease. The latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive.

Last 12 months 528 · prior 12 2,609(-80%)

05K10K2001200220032004200520062007200820092010

Gas by month

Gas-well gas plus casinghead gas, mcf. On an oil lease all gas is reported as casinghead. The latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive.

Last 12 months 12,893 · prior 12 34,837(-63%)

05K10K2001200220032004200520062007200820092010

Who reported it

Each run of months one operator filed the production report, oldest first.

  1. Hart Petroleum Services, IncOct 1997 → Oct 2002 · 61 mo
  2. Brown, C. Douglas, LLCNov 2002 → Oct 2005 · 36 mo
  3. Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2005 → Apr 2010 · 54 mo

Wells on the lease

FROM COMPLETION REPORTS · PRODUCTION ABOVE IS THEIR TOTAL

2

wells completed on the lease

Plugged
2

Newest permits

All 2 wells, searchable →

About this data

Monthly oil, gas, and casinghead from the RRC PDQ production dump, which lags the reporting month by two to three months; figures shown through Apr 2026. Wells from completion reports; operator runs from who filed each month's report.

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