WELL · 42-079-32733 · DISTRICT 8
Benson #1A
Cochran County · Bledsoe East (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Benson #1A (API 42-079-32733) is a well in Cochran County operated by El Ran Inc., completed August 11, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 5, 1993, permitted to 4,950 ft.
It was permitted by Estacado Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to El Ran Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pi, Slaughter, Levelland.
Its lease has reported 165K barrels of oil and 1.52K mcf of gas since August 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Estacado Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 27 permits on file · (806) 763-4091
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Ran Inc. |
| Production reports | EL Ran, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Estacado Energy, Inc.Aug 5, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,950
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 1993
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 1993
- completed
- 165K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.52K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson O-11-67161 | Bledsoe, East (San Andres) | EL Ran, Inc. | 3 | 165K | 1.52K | Aug 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,658 · prior 12 1,828(-9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 615 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Estacado Energy, Inc.Oct 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2EL Ran, Inc.Sep 1995 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414608-97 | Drill | Estacado Energy, Inc. | Oct 25, 1993 | Aug 5, 1993 | Aug 3, 1993 | 4,906 |
| 414608-98 | Drill | Estacado Energy, Inc. | Oct 11, 1993 | Aug 5, 1993 | — | 4,906 |
| 414608-99 | Drill | Estacado Energy, Inc. | Aug 5, 1993 | Aug 5, 1993 | — | 4,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67161 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,861 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PI | 4,572 | -711 |
| Slaughter | 4,728 | -867 |
| Levelland | 4,848 | -987 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,860 | 4,896 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 415 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 4,906 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Dec 28, 1993 | Oct 11, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-079-32733 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-079-32733 → 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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