WELL · 42-305-30510 · DISTRICT 8
Ben #1
Lynn County · Smith (Spraberry) field · Vertical
Ben #1 (API 42-305-30510) is a plugged well in Lynn County, plugged November 27, 2024, last operated by Smith Energy Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 2011, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Raw Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Energy Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 233K barrels of oil and 52.3K mcf of gas since January 2012, last reporting in February 2025.
Operator of record
Smith Energy Operating Company
Permitted by Raw Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 55 permits on file · (806) 543-2505
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Energy Operating Company |
| Production reports | Smith Energy Operating Companythrough Jun 2024 |
| Latest permit | Raw Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 13, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 2011
- last permit issued
- May 9, 2021
- completed
- 233K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2012 THROUGH Feb 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 9, 2021
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 27, 2024
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 O-11-69827 | Smith (Spraberry) | Smith Energy Operating Company | 1 | 233K | 52.3K | Jan 2012 – Feb 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Raw Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 2012 → Aug 2015
- 2Smith Energy Operating CompanySep 2015 → Jun 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 726107-99 | Drill | Raw Oil & Gas, Inc. | Oct 12, 2011 | Oct 13, 2011 | Oct 28, 2011 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69827 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,063 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,973 | 1,090 |
| Yates | 2,565 | 498 |
| San Andres | 3,878 | -815 |
| Spraberry | 6,756 | -3,693 |
| Jo Mill | 7,668 | -4,605 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,674 | 7,738 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 418 | 17.5 | 405 S |
| 8.625 | 4,124 | 11 | 1,135 S |
| 5.5 | 8,000 | 7.875 | 1,045 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 10, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Aug 28, 2012 | Feb 11, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-305-30510 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-305-30510 → 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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