WELL · 42-157-31553 · DISTRICT 3
Ralph Benton #1
Fort Bend County · Rosenberg (4800) field · Vertical
Ralph Benton #1 (API 42-157-31553) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged September 10, 1997, last operated by Tomahawk Petroleum.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1984 and 1986, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Brinkerhoff-Turner CO., Ltd. and has since transferred to Tomahawk Petroleum on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brinkerhoff-Turner Co., Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lakehills, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tomahawk Petroleum |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Brinkerhoff-Turner Co., Ltd.Jul 29, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 29, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph, Benton G-3-121878 | Rosenberg (4800) | Tomahawk Petroleum | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304712-98 | Recompletion | Brinkerhoff-Turner Co., Ltd. | May 12, 1987 | Jul 29, 1986 | — | 5,999 |
| 304712-99 | Recompletion | Brinkerhoff-Turner Co., Ltd. | Jul 29, 1986 | Jul 29, 1986 | — | 6,000 |
| 243876-99 | Drill | Brinkerhoff-Turner Co., Ltd. | Jun 19, 1984 | Jun 20, 1984 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-121878 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 4,603 | -4,586 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,603 | 4,605 | Perforated |
| 4,814 | 4,816 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 629 | 12.25 | 288 S |
| 5.5 | 5,951 | 7.875 | 1,015 S |
| 5.5 | 5,951 | — | 1,015 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 | Jul 13, 1987 | May 11, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1986 | Aug 19, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1984 | Oct 4, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1984 | Aug 21, 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 42-157-31553 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31553 → 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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