WELL · 42-253-34292 · DISTRICT 7
Compton #1
Jones County · Jones County Regular field · Vertical
Compton #1 (API 42-253-34292) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged October 11, 1996, last operated by Benson & Schoen Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 3, 1995, permitted to 4,999 ft.
It was permitted by Westwood Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Benson & Schoen Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Gunsight, Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 2.33K barrels of oil and 335 mcf of gas since March 1996, last reporting in December 2002. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Westwood Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 6, 2012 · 40 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Benson & Schoen Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Benson & Schoen Oil Co., Inc.through Jun 1999 |
| Latest permit | Westwood Energy, Inc.Nov 3, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1996
- completed
- 2.33K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 335
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1996 THROUGH Dec 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 11, 1996
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton O-8-27835 | Jones County Regular | Benson & Schoen Oil Co., Inc. | 2 | 2.33K | 335 | Mar 1996 – Dec 2002 |
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.
- 1Westwood Energy, Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 2Fortson Oil CompanyAug 1996 → Jan 1998
- 3Hexagon Oil and Gas Inc.Jul 1998 → Jan 1999
- 4Benson & Schoen Oil Co., Inc.Feb 1999 → Jun 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441550-99 | Drill | Westwood Energy, Inc. | Nov 3, 1995 | Nov 3, 1995 | Dec 16, 1995 | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27835 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,771 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gunsight | 2,840 | -1,069 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO REEF | 4,085 | -2,314 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,118 | 4,128 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 126 | 12.25 | 85 S |
| 4.5 | 4,186 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Jun 11, 1996 | Apr 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-253-34292 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34292 → 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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