WELL · 42-391-31697 · DISTRICT 2
Shelton F. Ben et AL #1
Refugio County · Woodsboro (FT-8 Sand) field · Vertical
Shelton F. Ben ET AL #1 (API 42-391-31697) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged May 10, 2011, last operated by Paloma Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 30, 1983, permitted to 6,510 ft.
It was permitted by Hawn Brothers and has since transferred to Paloma Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its lease has reported 117K barrels of oil and 712 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2023. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hawn Brothers; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 72
- Phone
- (361) 888-8288
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paloma Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LPthrough Jan 2022 |
| Latest permit | Hawn BrothersDec 30, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,510
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1983
- last permit issued
- May 5, 1984
- completed
- 117K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 712
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 10, 2011
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton, F. Ben et AL O-2-6733 | Woodsboro (FT-8 Sand) | Paloma Operating, LLC | 2 | 117K | 712 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2023 |
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.
- 1Hawn BrothersJan 1993 → Jan 2003
- 2Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LCFeb 2003 → Apr 2004
- 3Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LPMay 2004 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225375-99 | Drill | Hawn Brothers | Jun 29, 1984 | Dec 30, 1983 | Apr 13, 1984 | 6,510 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6733 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 21 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1 | 20 |
| Frio | 2,760 | -2,739 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,466 | 5,472 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 318 | 12.25 | 225 sx |
| 4.5 | 5,565 | 7.875 | 1,100 sx |
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 | Aug 17, 1984 | Jun 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1984 | Jun 7, 1984 | — |
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 42-391-31697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-31697 → 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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