WELL · 42-173-33851 · DISTRICT 8
Benson #1
Glasscock County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Benson #1 (API 42-173-33851) is a permitted well in Glasscock County filed by Nadel And Gussman Permian,L.L.C.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2010 and 2012, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Nadel And Gussman Permian,L.L.C. and has since transferred to Desert Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, Grayburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.87K barrels of oil and 15.4K mcf of gas since August 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nadel and Gussman Permian,l.l.c.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2024 · 7 permits on file · (432) 770-0615
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Desert Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Black River Operating LLCthrough Jun 2025 |
| Latest permit | Nadel and Gussman Permian,l.l.c.Jun 1, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 1, 2012
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 7.87K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 15.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson O-10-45202 | Clyde-Reynolds (Wolfcamp Cons.) | Black River Operating LLC | 1 | 7.87K | 15.4K | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Benson O-10-45844 | Wildcat | Desert Production, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2013 – Nov 2019 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1 · prior 12 2(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nadel and Gussman Permian,l.l.c.Aug 2012 → Oct 2015
- 2BC Operating, Inc.Jan 2016 → May 2017
- 3Mineral Technologies, Inc.Jun 2017 → Jun 2017
- 4Black River Operating LLCApr 2025 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741267-99 | Recompletion | Nadel and Gussman Permian,l.l.c. | May 22, 2012 | Jun 1, 2012 | Jun 5, 2012 | 10,500 |
| 705639-99 | Drill | Arden Energy Partners, Inc. | Nov 18, 2010 | Nov 22, 2010 | Dec 11, 2010 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-45202 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-45844 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,716 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,427 | 1,289 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,520 | 1,196 |
| Queen | 1,782 | 934 |
| Grayburg | 2,070 | 646 |
| San Andres | 2,250 | 466 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 2,880 | -164 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 3,213 | -497 |
| Witchita- Albany | 4,424 | -1,708 |
| Wolfcamp | 5,858 | -3,142 |
| Pennsand | 8,331 | -5,615 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,039 | 8,060 | Perforated |
| 8,268 | 8,550 | Perforated |
| 8,888 | 9,151 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,245 | 13.5 | 1,820 S |
| 7 | 5,525 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Oct 6, 2014 | Mar 11, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 19, 2011 | Dec 19, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2011 | — | — |
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 42-173-33851 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-33851 → 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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