WELL · 42-083-31555 · DISTRICT 7
Yarbrough Ben #2
Coleman County · Coleman County Regular (Gas) field · Vertical
Yarbrough Ben #2 (API 42-083-31555) is a plugged well in Coleman County, plugged August 18, 2009, last operated by R & D Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 1978, permitted to 900 ft.
It was permitted by Farrington, Walter L., JR. and has since transferred to R & D Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Farrington, Walter L., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Early, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 5 permits on file · (325) 642-1880
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | R & D Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | R & D Operating, Inc.through Sep 2001 |
| Latest permit | Farrington, Walter L., Jr.Sep 26, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1978
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 18, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarbrough, Ben G-8-79639 | Coleman County Regular (Gas) | R & D Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 21.8K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2009 |
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.
- 1R & D OperatingJan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2R & D Operating, Inc.May 1995 → Sep 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33441-99 | Drill | Farrington, Walter L., Jr. | Sep 26, 1978 | Sep 26, 1978 | — | 900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-79639 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 891 | 895 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41.5 | 940 | 6.5 | 225 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 8, 1978 | — |
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 42-083-31555 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-083-31555 → 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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