WELL · 42-179-31280 · DISTRICT 10
Benedict W. #12
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Benedict W. #12 (API 42-179-31280) is a plugged well in Gray County, plugged June 26, 1997, last operated by Encon Petroleum Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1990, permitted to 3,300 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Dolomite, Granite Wash.
Its 2 leases have reported 14 barrels of oil and 1.32K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Horseshoe Bay, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 6, 1997 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Encon Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Encon Petroleum Companythrough May 1993 |
| Latest permit | Encon Petroleum CompanyOct 24, 1990 |
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 1990
- last permit issued
- Oct 10, 1982
- completed
- 14
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.32K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 10, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 26, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict, W. O-14-588 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Encon Petroleum Company | 4 | 14 | 4 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
| Williston Benedict G-14-136081 | Panhandle, West | Encon Petroleum Company | 1 | 0 | 1.31K | Jan 1993 – Jun 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.
- 1Encon Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → May 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379858-99 | Other | Encon Petroleum Company | Oct 15, 1990 | Oct 24, 1990 | — | 3,127 |
| 171549-99 | Drill | Panhandle Pluggers, Inc. | Sep 10, 1982 | Sep 10, 1982 | Sep 13, 1982 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-136081 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-588 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,121 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dolomite | 2,720 | 401 |
| Granite Wash | 2,868 | 253 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,734 | 3,067 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 596 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 2.875 | 3,094 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,127 | 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 | Jan 22, 1991 | Oct 9, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 23, 1982 | — |
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 42-179-31280 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31280 → 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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