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Benson Operating LLC intents to drill

In Oklahoma a drilling permit is an intent to drill, approved by OCC. A well can hold several: the first, its amendments, a recompletion. This is one row per well under its newest approved intent, with what has happened since. For intents approved since mid-2025 the wellbore type and target formation are not in the data yet, so the newest rows show a depth and a dash for the rest.

42 INTENTS TO DRILL · PAGE 1 OF 1

ApprovedWellOperatorCountyPermit forProposed formationTarget depthNow
Apr 14, 2025Wap ##2 35-125-23996Benson Operating LLCPottawatomieNew drillViola3,800New drill
Mar 13, 2025Wap #1 35-125-23995Benson Operating LLCPottawatomieNew drillCalvin3,650New drill
Mar 28, 2024Crumpler #1-A 35-081-23379Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionOswego, Skinner Low, Skinner UP5,775Spudded Oct 31, 1997
Mar 22, 2024Hughes #5 35-083-23606Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionOswego, Red Fork, Skinner5,230Spudded Jun 19, 2002
Mar 21, 2024Monroe #1-27 35-083-23752Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionOswego, Wilcox 15,067Spudded Oct 24, 2004
Feb 22, 2024Batt #1-1 35-083-23460Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionOswego, Prue, Skinner Low, Skinner UP5,080Spudded Nov 19, 1999
Jan 29, 2024Morton #2 35-083-23094Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionOsage Layton /Missourian/, Oswego, Red Fork, Skinner5,370Spudded May 29, 1990
Jan 22, 2024House #1 35-083-35929Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionOswego, Red Fork, Skinner5,285Spudded Jan 16, 1954
Dec 20, 2023Downey #1-11 35-083-23520Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionMississippi5,348Spudded Jan 27, 2001
Oct 30, 2023Clo-SE #1-36 35-083-23445Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionCleveland, Oswego, Prue, Viola, Wilcox 15,050Spudded Dec 8, 1999
Aug 31, 2023Sarah Anne #25-1 35-083-23339Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionCheckerboard, Oswego, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP5,800Spudded Jun 24, 1996
Aug 21, 2023Madison #3 35-083-50072Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionCheckerboard, Oswego, Red Fork, Skinner UP5,303Spudded Apr 23, 1964
Aug 18, 2023Black #1-3 35-083-23061Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionAmendCheckerboard, Oswego, Red Fork, Skinner5,475Spudded Jun 17, 1989
Jun 7, 2023Carney-State #1 35-081-23327Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionMississippi, Oswego, Skinner Low, Skinner UP5,060Spudded Sep 26, 1996
Mar 17, 2023McDaniel #1 35-081-23342Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionBartlesville, Big Lime, Cleveland, Mississippi, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP4,980Spudded Feb 6, 1997
Mar 17, 2023Carney State #2 35-081-23463Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionBartlesville, Big Lime, Mississippi, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP5,020Spudded Mar 27, 1999
Mar 16, 2023Chiaf #1 35-081-23359Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionCleveland UP, Mississippi, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP5,050Spudded May 13, 1997
Mar 14, 2023Hamm #1 35-081-23458Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionCleveland, Mississippi, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP4,980Spudded Jan 21, 1999
Mar 10, 2023Gaither #1 35-081-21434Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionAmendMississippi, Prue5,010Spudded Dec 17, 1996
Mar 24, 2022Crumpler #2 35-081-23474Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionCleveland, Mississippi, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP5,050Spudded Jun 15, 1999
Oct 19, 2021Russell #1 35-081-23410Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionSkinner Low, Skinner UP5,040Spudded Jun 30, 1998
Jul 29, 2021Hauser #1-33 35-081-23693Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionBartlesville, Cleveland, Hunton, Mississippi, Red Fork, Skinner5,017Spudded Jul 17, 2001
Sep 9, 2020E M Lechtenberger #35-1 35-017-20819Benson Operating LLCCanadianRecompletionHunton, Mississippi, Skinner8,965Active
Jul 31, 2008Tiger #1-28HHZ 35-083-23893Benson Operating LLCLoganNew drillMisener-Hunton10,963Spudded Aug 3, 2008
Feb 6, 2007Hughes #4-D 35-083-23601Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionCottage Grove5,934Spudded May 11, 2002
Jan 31, 2007Hughes #3 35-083-23297Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionLayton4,777Spudded Jun 19, 1995
Dec 14, 2005Crab #1-24H 35-081-23847Benson Operating LLCLincolnNew drillAmendHunton10,510Spudded Dec 14, 2005
Jun 6, 2005Crawfish #1-13HHZ 35-081-23818Benson Operating LLCLincolnNew drillHunton9,410Spudded Jun 8, 2005
May 4, 2005J S Hughes #2 35-083-35834Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionLayton4,753Spudded May 15, 1954
Apr 13, 2005Mixer #1-4HHZ 35-083-23774Benson Operating LLCLoganNew drillHunton9,604Spudded Apr 21, 2005
Feb 3, 2005Squid #1-18HHZ 35-081-23812Benson Operating LLCLincolnNew drillHunton9,313Spudded Feb 14, 2005
Nov 18, 2003Lawrence #1-13HHZ 35-081-23767Benson Operating LLCLincolnNew drillHunton10,541Spudded Nov 19, 2003
Jul 17, 2002Wilson #1-HHZ 35-081-23728Benson Operating LLCLincolnNew drillHunton4,860Spudded Aug 15, 2002
Mar 15, 2001Chiaf #2-2HZ 35-081-23668Benson Operating LLCLincolnNew drillCleveland Low, Cleveland UP, Hunton, Oswego, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP, Sylvan6,543Spudded Mar 21, 2001
May 25, 2000Waters #1-3 35-083-23484Benson Operating LLCLoganNew drillCleveland, Hunton, Oswego, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Viola, Wilcox 1, Wilcox 25,200Spudded May 31, 2000
May 24, 2000Officer #1 35-083-22726Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionBig Lime, Checkerboard, Hunton, Oswego, Pink LM, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner, Sylvan, Woodford5,024Spudded Mar 14, 1985
Mar 13, 2000Gladys #1 35-083-23474Benson Operating LLCLoganNew drillHunton, Misener, Oswego, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP5,100Spudded Mar 14, 2000
Aug 30, 1999State-Orr #3 35-081-23498Benson Operating LLCLincolnNew drillCleveland, Hunton, Oswego, Red Fork, Skinner, Sylvan4,950Spudded Sep 25, 1999
Jan 12, 1999USA #1-12 35-081-23454Benson Operating LLCLincolnNew drillBartlesville, Hunton, Misener, Mississippian, Red Fork, Skinner5,085Spudded Apr 4, 1999
Jul 12, 1996John S Hughes #1 35-083-00311Benson Operating LLCLoganRecompletionRed Fork5,176Spudded Aug 16, 1996
Mar 6, 1996Crumpler (Clark 1) #1-35 35-081-00210Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionCheckerboard, Cleveland, Hunton, Oswego, Prue, Red Fork, Skinner Low, Skinner UP5,220Spudded Jul 21, 1980
Dec 11, 1995State Orr #2 35-081-22917Benson Operating LLCLincolnRecompletionHunton5,170Spudded Aug 11, 1987

About this data

Oklahoma Corporation Commission: the latest intent to drill on each well record, with its approval date, the formation and depth the operator proposed, and the well's spud date where one is on file. A well whose intent to drill was re-approved appears once, under its latest approval. What the intent to drill is for is OCC's application type, in shared words with OCC's own beside them. Nothing is estimated.

Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/permits?state=ok, documented in the API reference.