TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · BENIGUS UNIT #1 LEASE · API 42-051-30385 · DISTRICT 03
Benigus Unit #1 #1
Burleson County · Caldwell (Austin Chalk) field · Shut In · Vertical
Benigus Unit #1 #1 (API 42-051-30385) is a well in Burleson County operated by Goldking Minerals Mgmt L.L.C., completed June 28, 1979 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 30, 1979, permitted to 9,880 ft.
It was permitted by Martin Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Goldking Minerals Mgmt L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 7.04K barrels of oil and 97.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Martin Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1
- Phone
- (713) 228-5464
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Goldking Minerals Mgmt L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Allegiant Resources, LLCthrough Jun 2008 |
| Latest permit | Martin Oil & Gas Co.Apr 30, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,880
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 1979
- completed
- 7.04K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 97.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 1979
- Shut in
- May 1, 2009
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benigus Unit #1 O-3-12427 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Allegiant Resources, LLC | 1 | 7.04K | 97.8K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2008 |
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.
- 1Partners Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2004
- 2Finley Resources, Inc.Jul 2004 → Jun 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47463-99 | Drill | Martin Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 30, 1979 | Apr 30, 1979 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 1979 | Benigus Unit #1 O-3-12427 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | Goldking Minerals Mgmt L.L.C. | Shut In · shut in May 1, 2009 | 9,880 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,424 | 8,540 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,956 | 12.5 | 960 S |
| 2.375 | 8,300 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,898 | 7.875 | 770 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 19, 1979 | — |
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 42-051-30385 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-30385 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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