WELL · 42-283-31303 · DISTRICT 1
Benke John #1
LA Salle County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Benke John #1 (API 42-283-31303) is a plugged horizontal well in La Salle County, plugged May 30, 2019, last operated by Fortune Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 6, 1990, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Inland Drilling Fund, Inc. and has since transferred to Fortune Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.34K barrels of oil and 5 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Inland Drilling Fund, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Willis, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 42 permits on file · (800) 525-5883
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Operating Company |
| Production reports | Fortune Operating Companythrough Aug 2007 |
| Latest permit | Inland Drilling Fund, Inc.Mar 6, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 11, 1990
- completed
- 1.34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 11, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 30, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benke, John O-1-12592 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Fortune Operating Company | 1 | 1.34K | 5 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Fortune Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Fortune Operating CompanyMar 2006 → Aug 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370445-99 | Drill | Inland Drilling Fund, Inc. | Mar 1, 1990 | Mar 6, 1990 | May 26, 1990 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12592 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,700 | 9,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 810 | 14.75 | 510 S |
| 7 | 7,145 | 9.875 | 916 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 | Aug 1, 1990 | Jul 23, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-283-31303 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31303 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/28331303, documented in the API reference.