WELL · 42-329-31072 · DISTRICT 8
Benton #1
Midland County · Vertical
Benton #1 (API 42-329-31072) is a permitted well in Midland County filed by Smith Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 1995, permitted to 11,900 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Bend, Woodford, Devonian.
Its 2 leases have reported 49.1K barrels of oil and 84.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2013. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Smith Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 5, 2004 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Petroplex Energy Inc.through Oct 2011 |
| Latest permit | Smith Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc.Jun 21, 1995 |
- 11,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 1995
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 49.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 84.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2013
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton O-10-34540 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | 1 | 47.5K | 77.3K | Apr 1995 – May 2013 |
| Benton O-10-28034 | Betty Sue (Strawn) | Smith Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 1.58K | 7.35K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1999 |
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.
- 1JMW Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Candelero Oil & Gas CompanyNov 1994 → Dec 1994
- 3Smith Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1995 → Aug 2000
- 4Petroplex Energy Inc.Sep 2000 → Oct 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436996-99 | Recompletion | Smith Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jun 19, 1995 | Jun 21, 1995 | Feb 1, 1995 | 11,750 |
| 192011-99 | Recompletion | Wilson Energy, Inc. | Apr 20, 1983 | Apr 20, 1983 | — | 11,550 |
| 162286-99 | Drill | Wilson Energy, Inc. | May 27, 1982 | May 27, 1982 | — | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28034 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34540 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,761 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,582 | 7,603 | Perforated |
| 7,754 | 7,774 | Perforated |
| 8,416 | 8,435 | Perforated |
| 9,091 | 9,121 | Perforated |
| 10,559 | 10,580 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 344 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 4,233 | 11.5 | 1,000 S |
| 2.375 | 11,572 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 11,750 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Jul 20, 1999 | May 20, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1995 | Jun 7, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 29, 1983 | — |
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 42-329-31072 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-31072 → 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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