42-157-31998

BENTON TRUST

FORT BEND County · District 3 · GAITHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Permits

Max Depth

16,000 ft

First Permit

1997-09-08

Latest Activity

2013-09-04

Lifespan

16 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

—

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1998-02

Last Production

2018-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

ANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION CORPORATION 1998-2003→ SYNERGY OIL & GAS, L.P. 2003-2010→ GAITHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION 2010-2014

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (5) Elevation 108 ft

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
TOP CATAHOULA (Catahoula)	3,490 ft	-3,382 ft
TOP JACKSON (Jackson)	6,468 ft	-6,360 ft
TOP YEGUA (Yegua)	7,602 ft	-7,494 ft
CP1 (WECHES)	10,255 ft	-10,147 ft
TOP WILCOX (Wilcox)	11,778 ft	-11,670 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (3)

Interval	Type
12,056–12,074 ft	Perforated
12,056–12,076 ft	Perforated
12,413–12,428 ft	Perforated

Casing (2)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
16"	3,901 ft	4,215 sx
11.875"	6,804 ft	900 sx

Permit History (2)

#768881 Recompletion

BENTON TRUST · 16,000 ft

2013-09-04

#467197 Drill Final Completion

BENTON TRUST · 16,000 ft

1997-09-08

Spud 1997-11-11

Applications (2)

#768881 A GAITHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION

received 2013-08-23

#467197 A ANSCHUTZ EXPLORATION CORPORATION

received 1997-09-05

Records & Logs

3 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 1998-07-03

W-2/G-1 1998-04-02 log on file

W-2/G-1 1998-07-30

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in FORT BEND County.

Well Details

Well Number: 1
Max Depth: 16,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: FORT BEND
District: 3
Operator: GAITHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Operator

Name: GAITHER PETRO CORP
Location: KATY
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2026-01-30)
Cum Oil (all leases): 7,069,489 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 20,922,811 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, GTHS/O, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 117