WELL · 42-029-36573 · DISTRICT 1
Benson Clyde #1
Bexar County · Somerset field · Vertical
Benson Clyde #1 (API 42-029-36573) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged May 12, 2005, last operated by More Texas Oil.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 18, 1985, permitted to 1,250 ft.
It was permitted by Brown, Gilbert L. and has since transferred to More Texas Oil on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Anacacho.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brown, Gilbert L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Von Ormy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | More Texas Oil |
| Production reports | More Texas Oilthrough Jan 2004 |
| Latest permit | Brown, Gilbert L.Jun 18, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 20, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.06K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 20, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 12, 2005
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson, Clyde G-1-118868 | Somerset | More Texas Oil | 1 | 0 | 2.06K | Jan 1993 – May 2005 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1More Texas OilMay 1996 → Jan 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277956-99 | Drill | Brown, Gilbert L. | Jun 17, 1985 | Jun 18, 1985 | — | 1,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-118868 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,059 | 1,099 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,200 | 6.75 | 174 S |
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 | Dec 16, 1985 | Nov 14, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-029-36573 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-36573 → 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.
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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