WELL · 42-361-30870 · DISTRICT 3
Chandler-Scales #1ST
Orange County · Orange North (Hackberry) field · Directional
Chandler-Scales #1ST (API 42-361-30870) is a well in Orange County operated by Benchmark Oil & Gas Company, completed December 6, 2007.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued October 15, 2007, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marg Howre, Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 30.1K barrels of oil and 14.3K mcf of gas since December 2007, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 34 permits on file · (406) 855-5497
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Benchmark Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Orangefield Operating Corporatiothrough Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Benchmark Oil & Gas CompanyOct 15, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 15, 2007
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 2007
- completed
- 30.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 2007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler-Scales O-3-25519 | Orange, North (Hackberry) | Orangefield Operating Corporatio | 1 | 30.1K | 2 | Feb 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Chandler-Scales G-3-234254 | Orange, North (Hackberry) | Benchmark Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 14.3K | Dec 2007 – Nov 2010 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 714 · prior 12 2,335(-69%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Benchmark Oil & Gas CompanyDec 2007 → Jul 2018
- 2Dec Operating, Inc.Nov 2018 → Mar 2023
- 3Orangefield Operating CorporatioJun 2024 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 647477-97 | Drill | Benchmark Oil & Gas Company | Dec 7, 2007 | Oct 15, 2007 | Oct 22, 2007 | 7,500 |
| 647477-98 | Drill | Benchmark Oil & Gas Company | Nov 28, 2007 | Oct 15, 2007 | Oct 22, 2007 | 7,500 |
| 647477-99 | Drill | Benchmark Oil & Gas Company | Oct 9, 2007 | Oct 15, 2007 | Oct 22, 2007 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-234254 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25519 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 16 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marg Howre | 5,680 | -5,664 |
| Frio | 5,820 | -5,804 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,132 | 7,134 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 918 | 12.25 | 602 S |
| 5.5 | 7,272 | 7.875 | 428 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 | Nov 3, 2010 | Mar 3, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 18, 2008 | Jan 23, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-361-30870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30870 → 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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