WELL · 42-143-31164 · DISTRICT 9
Bens #1H
Erath County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Bens #1H (API 42-143-31164) is a plugged horizontal well in Erath County, plugged October 15, 2009, last operated by Rimrock Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 18, 2006, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Denbury Onshore, LLC and has since transferred to Rimrock Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Denbury Onshore, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 14, 2012
- Permits on file
- 115
- Phone
- (817) 924-8695
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rimrock Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Denbury Onshore, LLCthrough Nov 2006 |
| Latest permit | Denbury Onshore, LLCAug 18, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 18, 2006
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 83
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2006 THROUGH Oct 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bens G-13-238348 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Rimrock Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 83 | Sep 2006 – Oct 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.
- 1Denbury Onshore, LLCOct 2006 → Nov 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 624564-99 | Drill | Denbury Onshore, LLC | Aug 17, 2006 | Aug 18, 2006 | Aug 28, 2006 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-238348 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 828 | 12.25 | 415 S |
| 5.5 | 7,586 | 8.75 | 1,390 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 | Mar 23, 2010 | Apr 1, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 2008 | — | Yes |
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 42-143-31164 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-143-31164 → 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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