WELL · 42-391-32374 · DISTRICT 2
Shelton Ben #1
Refugio County · Refugio-Fox (6400) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Shelton Ben #1 (API 42-391-32374) is a well in Refugio County operated by Digital Operating Company LLC, completed August 30, 2000 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 2000, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Cummins & Walker Oil CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Digital Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Greta, Frio.
Its lease has reported 112K barrels of oil and 105K mcf of gas since August 2000, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cummins & Walker Oil Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Boerne, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · (800) 671-8652
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Digital Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LPthrough Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | Cummins & Walker Oil Co., Inc.Aug 9, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 2000
- completed
- 112K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 105K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: H
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton, Ben O-2-8558 | Refugio-Fox (6400) | Digital Operating Company LLC | 1 | 112K | 105K | Aug 2000 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Cummins & Walker Oil Co., Inc.Aug 2000 → May 2005
- 2Acock/Anaqua Operating Co., LPJun 2005 → Jun 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498083-99 | Drill | Cummins & Walker Oil Co., Inc. | Aug 4, 2000 | Aug 9, 2000 | Aug 13, 2000 | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8558 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 45 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1 | 44 |
| Catahoula | 3,000 | -2,955 |
| Greta | 3,350 | -3,305 |
| Frio | 4,050 | -4,005 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,347 | 6,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,264 | 12.25 | 365 S |
| 4.5 | 6,538 | 7.875 | 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 | Dec 19, 2000 | Sep 14, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-391-32374 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-32374 → 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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