WELL · 42-329-31464 · DISTRICT 8
Benton Michelle #1
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Benton Michelle #1 (API 42-329-31464) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged October 8, 1998, last operated by Smith Brothers Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 1996, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by Candelero Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Smith Brothers Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.93K barrels of oil and 32.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Candelero Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 | Smith Brothers Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Smith Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc.through Sep 1998 |
| Latest permit | Candelero Oil & Gas CompanyJul 2, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 2, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 1996
- completed
- 6.93K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 8, 1998
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, Michelle O-10-31204 | Azalea (Devonian) | Candelero Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 2.47K | 24.4K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
| Benton, Michelle O-10-35088 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Smith Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 4.46K | 7.8K | Oct 1996 – Nov 1998 |
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 → May 1997
- 3Smith Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc.Jun 1997 → Sep 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449657-99 | Recompletion | Candelero Oil & Gas Company | Jun 24, 1996 | Jul 2, 1996 | Jun 24, 1996 | 8,540 |
| 329501-99 | Recompletion | Wilson Energy, Inc. | Apr 27, 1987 | Apr 29, 1987 | — | 11,800 |
| 262270-99 | Drill | Wilson Energy, Inc. | Dec 27, 1984 | Dec 27, 1984 | Jan 1, 1985 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31204 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-35088 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,728 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,549 | 7,559 | Perforated |
| 7,726 | 7,736 | Perforated |
| 8,388 | 8,398 | Perforated |
| 10,509 | 10,618 | Perforated |
| 11,577 | 11,593 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 290 | 17.5 | 325 S |
| 9.625 | 4,162 | 12.5 | 75 S |
| 7 | 10,790 | 8.75 | 620 S |
| 7 | 10,792 | 8.75 | 620 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 | Dec 2, 1996 | Oct 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1996 | May 1, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1987 | May 1, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1987 | May 1, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 26, 1985 | Aug 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 6, 1985 | Apr 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-329-31464 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-31464 → 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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