WELL · 42-373-30621 · DISTRICT 3
Ben B. Cain-W.T. Carter #1
Polk County · Ollie South (Woodbine) field · Vertical
Ben B. Cain-W.T. Carter #1 (API 42-373-30621) is a well in Polk County operated by Stratco Operating CO. Inc., completed March 3, 1986.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 30, 1985, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Black Stone Oil Company and has since transferred to Stratco Operating CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Austin Chalk, Woodbine.
Its 2 leases have reported 8.27K barrels of oil and 158K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Black Stone Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 12 permits on file · (512) 469-0064
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stratco Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Nov 2018 |
| Latest permit | Black Stone Oil CompanyMay 30, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 30, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1986
- completed
- 8.27K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 158K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1986
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain, Ben B.-Carter, W. T. O-3-23955 | Ollie, South (Woodbine) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 8.27K | 39.2K | Nov 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Ben B. Cain-W.T. Carter G-3-121270 | Ollie, South (Woodbine) | Stratco Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 119K | Jan 1993 – May 2002 |
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.
- 1Petrotex Engineering CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2C/A LimitedApr 1994 → Dec 1997
- 3Houston Resources Corp.Jan 1998 → Feb 1999
- 4Stratco Operating Co., Inc.Mar 1999 → Jul 2004
- 5Palisades Operating CompanyAug 2004 → Nov 2015
- 6Paleo Oil Company LLCDec 2015 → Nov 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276946-99 | Drill | Black Stone Oil Company | May 13, 1985 | May 30, 1985 | Jul 7, 1985 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-121270 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23955 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 6,220 | -5,899 |
| Austin Chalk | 14,035 | -13,714 |
| Woodbine | 14,080 | -13,759 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,997 | 15,004 | Perforated |
| 15,139 | 15,146 | Perforated |
| 15,152 | 15,154 | Perforated |
| 15,171 | 15,176 | Perforated |
| 15,226 | 15,272 | Perforated |
| 15,266 | 15,272 | Perforated |
| 15,455 | 15,487 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 107 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 3,098 | 17.5 | 2,600 S |
| 9.625 | 13,937 | 12.25 | 1,065 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 | May 9, 2001 | Mar 9, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1986 | Apr 14, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-373-30621 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-373-30621 → 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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