TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · BENTON-SCHMIDT LEASE · API 42-051-31027 · DISTRICT 03
Benton-Schmidt #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Shut In · Vertical
Benton-Schmidt #1 (API 42-051-31027) is a well in Burleson County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed November 2, 1980 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 12, 1980, permitted to 8,680 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton W., JR. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 23.8K barrels of oil and 306K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Williams, Clayton W., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 615
- Phone
- (713) 842-9050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton W., Jr.Sep 12, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,680
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 1980
- last permit issued
- Nov 2, 1980
- completed
- 23.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 306K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 2, 1980
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton-Schmidt O-3-13900 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 2 | 23.8K | 306K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1996 |
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.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyJan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Sage Energy CompanyJun 1995 → Mar 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92844-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr. | Sep 12, 1980 | Sep 12, 1980 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 1980 | Benton-Schmidt O-3-13900 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Shut In · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 8,680 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 8,114 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 564 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 2.375 | 7,716 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,850 | 7.875 | 625 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 | Nov 25, 1980 | — |
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 42-051-31027 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31027 → 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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