WELL · 42-287-31130 · DISTRICT 3
Ben Unit #1
Lee County · Vertical
Ben Unit #1 (API 42-287-31130) is a permitted well in Lee County filed by Union Pacific Resources Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1991, permitted to 9,200 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, Big-A-Taylor, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 63.1K barrels of oil and 462K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 9, 2001 · 5,638 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 18, 1991 |
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 1991
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 63.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 462K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Unit O-3-19763 | Big -a- Taylor | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 63.1K | 462K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,070 · prior 12 974(+10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,363 · prior 12 5,090(+5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Aug 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2007 → Jul 2018
- 5Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394082-99 | Recompletion | Union Pacific Resources Company | Nov 18, 1991 | Nov 18, 1991 | — | 8,730 |
| 331885-99 | Recompletion | Santa FE Minerals, Inc. | Jun 22, 1987 | Jun 25, 1987 | — | 8,730 |
| 146358-99 | Drill | Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co. | Dec 31, 1981 | Dec 31, 1981 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19763 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 428 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 5,775 | -5,347 |
| Big-A-Taylor | 6,320 | -5,892 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,167 | -6,739 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,600 | -7,172 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,380 | -7,952 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,320 | 6,392 | Perforated |
| 8,558 | 8,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,648 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 2.375 | 8,444 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,727 | 8.75 | 500 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 18, 1987 | Sep 4, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 22, 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 42-287-31130 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31130 → 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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