WELL · 42-051-31408 · DISTRICT 3
Simpson-Benton Unit #1
Burleson County · Caldwell (Georgetown) field · Vertical
Simpson-Benton Unit #1 (API 42-051-31408) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged September 5, 2017, last operated by Sheridan Production Company LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2008, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Georgetown.
Its 3 leases have reported 176K barrels of oil and 2.05M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sheridan Production Company LLC
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 23, 2020
- Permits on file
- 1,009
- Phone
- (713) 548-1000
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 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sheridan Production Company, LLCMay 16, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 16, 2008
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 2008
- completed
- 176K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.05M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 5, 2017
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton-Matcek Unit O-3-22954 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 4 | 169K | 2M | Mar 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Simpson-Benton Unit O-3-25298 | Caldwell (Georgetown) | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | 1 | 2.59K | 8.11K | Aug 2008 – Apr 2018 |
| Simpson-Benton Unit O-3-14362 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sage Energy Company | 1 | 4.18K | 40K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1997 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,498 · prior 12 31,266(-12%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,043 · prior 12 5,616(-10%)
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 → Jul 2007
- 3Sheridan Production Company, LLCAug 2007 → Mar 2020
- 4FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Feb 2022
- 5Daylight Petroleum LLCMar 2022 → Feb 2023
- 6Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCMar 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 658876-99 | Recompletion | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | Apr 4, 2008 | May 16, 2008 | Jun 6, 2008 | 9,900 |
| 110712-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr. | Mar 4, 1981 | Mar 4, 1981 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2008 | Simpson-Benton Unit O-3-25298 | Caldwell (Georgetown) | Sheridan Production Company LLC | Plugged | — |
| Jun 9, 1981 | Benton-Matcek Unit O-3-22954 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Jun 9, 1981 | Simpson-Benton Unit O-3-14362 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sage Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 338 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 8,230 | -7,892 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,721 | 7,889 | Perforated |
| 8,260 | 8,382 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,927 | 12.25 | 1,740 S |
| 2.375 | 7,500 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,260 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Jun 26, 2009 | Feb 12, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1997 | Jun 29, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 29, 1981 | — |
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 42-051-31408 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31408 → 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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