WELL · 42-179-31873 · DISTRICT 10
Benson #1
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Benson #1 (API 42-179-31873) is a plugged well in Gray County, plugged June 16, 1994, last operated by Redstone Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 1987, permitted to 3,600 ft.
It was permitted by WY-Vel Corp and has since transferred to Redstone Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Red Bed, Red Bed Anhydrite, Dolomite, Granite Wash.
Its lease has reported 338 barrels of oil and 31.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 1994.
Operator of record
Permitted by WY-Vel Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2015 · 2 permits on file · (512) 633-0904
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Redstone Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Redstone Operating, Inc.through May 1994 |
| Latest permit | WY-Vel CorpFeb 18, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jul 18, 1987
- completed
- 338
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 18, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 16, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson O-14-6443 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Redstone Operating, Inc. | 1 | 338 | 31.9K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1994 |
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.
- 1Redstone Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326348-99 | Drill | WY-Vel Corp | Feb 9, 1987 | Feb 18, 1987 | — | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-6443 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,293 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bed | 540 | 2,753 |
| Red Bed Anhydrite | 540 | 2,753 |
| Dolomite | 2,670 | 623 |
| Granite Wash | 2,858 | 435 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,893 | 2,999 | Perforated |
| 2,999 | 3,230 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 560 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 3,305 | 7.875 | 140 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 | Sep 30, 1987 | Sep 8, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1987 | Jun 10, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-179-31873 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31873 → 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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