WELL · 42-049-35177 · DISTRICT 7
Benckenstein #1
Brown County · Ranger field · Vertical
Benckenstein #1 (API 42-049-35177) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged September 11, 2001, last operated by Rocker A Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 1, 1989, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Talisman Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Rocker A Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Ranger, Marble Falls, Conglomerate.
Its lease has reported 30 barrels of oil and 17 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2001.
Operator of record
Permitted by Talisman Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Post, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2023 · 274 permits on file · (806) 495-5165
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rocker a Operating Company |
| Production reports | Yellow Rose Oil & Gas Oper. Inc.through Apr 1995 |
| Latest permit | Talisman Resources, Inc.Jun 1, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 1, 1989
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 1989
- completed
- 30
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 11, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benckenstein O-8-25564 | Ranger | Rocker a Operating Company | 1 | 30 | 17 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2001 |
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.
- 1Talisman Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359829-98 | Drill | Talisman Resources, Inc. | Sep 5, 1989 | Jun 1, 1989 | — | 3,500 |
| 359829-99 | Drill | Talisman Resources, Inc. | May 30, 1989 | Jun 1, 1989 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-25564 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,639 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 2,225 | -586 |
| Ranger | 2,880 | -1,241 |
| Marble Falls | 2,912 | -1,273 |
| Conglomerate | 3,154 | -1,515 |
| Ellenburger | 3,368 | -1,729 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,395 | 3,399 | Perforated |
| 3,395 | 3,412 | Perforated |
| 3,403 | 3,405 | Perforated |
| 3,408 | 3,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 114 | 11 | 60 S |
| 4.5 | 3,470 | 7.875 | 340 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 | May 4, 1998 | Mar 27, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1989 | Sep 19, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-049-35177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-35177 → 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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