WELL · 42-009-36895 · DISTRICT 9
SMJ Benson #5
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Smj Benson #5 (API 42-009-36895) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged August 7, 2015, last operated by Hays Partnership.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 1983, permitted to 1,000 ft.
It was permitted by Farmer, Hayden and has since transferred to Hays Partnership on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 16.2K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Farmer, Hayden; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (940) 456-4173
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hays Partnership |
| Production reports | Hays Partnershipthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Farmer, HaydenJan 26, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 1983
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 1984
- completed
- 16.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 7, 2015
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMJ Benson O-13-18066 | Archer County Regular | Hays Partnership | 7 | 16.2K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 80 · prior 12 63(+27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Farmer, HaydenJan 1993 → Mar 1996
- 2Branch ProductionsApr 1996 → May 2002
- 3Scan Gas, Inc.Sep 2003 → Apr 2004
- 4Hays, John H.May 2004 → Jul 2013
- 5Hays PartnershipAug 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184283-99 | Drill | Farmer, Hayden | Jan 26, 1983 | Jan 26, 1983 | — | 1,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-18066 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,156 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 974 | 980 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 800 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 995 | 6.75 | 110 sx |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 12, 1984 | Aug 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 24, 1984 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-009-36895 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-36895 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 882K
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2015
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000052906 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Sep 8, 2015 | 150 | 475 | 974–980 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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