WELL · 42-151-31817 · DISTRICT 7
Davis Ben M. Oil Unit #2
Fisher County · Sandy Hill (Strawn Lime) field · Vertical
Davis Ben M. Oil Unit #2 (API 42-151-31817) is a plugged well in Fisher County, plugged April 18, 1997, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 3, 1984, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Breck Operating Corp. and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Noodle Creek, Saddle Creek, Cisco.
Its lease has reported 1.06K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 1997.
Operator of record
Permitted by Breck Operating Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 29, 2014
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Breck Operating Corp.through Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Breck Operating Corp.May 3, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 3, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 13, 1984
- completed
- 1.06K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 13, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 18, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Ben M. Oil Unit O-8-21718 | Sandy Hill (Strawn Lime) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 1.06K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1997 |
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.
- 1Breck Operating Corp.Jan 1993 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237571-99 | Drill | Breck Operating Corp. | Jun 4, 1984 | May 3, 1984 | — | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 1984 | Davis Ben M. Oil Unit O-8-21718 | Sandy Hill (Strawn Lime) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,933 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 2,360 | -427 |
| Noodle Creek | 3,455 | -1,522 |
| Saddle Creek | 3,570 | -1,637 |
| CiscoCISCO SANDS | 3,630 | -1,697 |
| StrawnSTRAWN LM | 5,320 | -3,387 |
| StrawnSTRAWN SD | 5,566 | -3,633 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,115 | 5,121 | Perforated |
| 5,138 | 5,140 | Perforated |
| 5,166 | 5,171 | Perforated |
| 5,174 | 5,190 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 325 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 5.5 | 6,090 | 7.875 | 495 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 | Nov 29, 1984 | Oct 2, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 27, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-151-31817 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-151-31817 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/15131817, documented in the API reference.