WELL · 42-029-37928 · DISTRICT 1
Benson #1A
Bexar County · Somerset field · Vertical
Benson #1A (API 42-029-37928) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged May 11, 2005, last operated by More Texas Oil.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 1988, permitted to 1,200 ft.
It was permitted by Petro-Tex Ventures and has since transferred to More Texas Oil on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Escondido, Anacacho.
Its lease has reported 1K barrels of oil since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petro-Tex Ventures; 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 Aug 2003 |
| Latest permit | Petro-Tex VenturesApr 14, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 1988
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 1988
- completed
- 1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 11, 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 O-1-12042 | Somerset | More Texas Oil | 1 | 1K | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Oil Production ServiceMay 1995 → Feb 1996
- 2More Texas OilMar 1996 → Aug 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345188-99 | Drill | Petro-Tex Ventures | Apr 14, 1988 | Apr 14, 1988 | — | 1,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12042 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,140 | 1,154 | Perforated |
| 1,161 | 1,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,200 | 6.75 | 187 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 | Jan 3, 1989 | Dec 6, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 21, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-029-37928 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-37928 → 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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