WELL · 42-409-31156 · DISTRICT 4
Ben E. Ivey #6A
San Patricio County · Midway South (6650) field · Vertical
Ben E. Ivey #6A (API 42-409-31156) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged April 21, 2022, last operated by Gulf Coast Producing CO..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1977 and 2003, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Crimson Energy Company, LC and has since transferred to Gulf Coast Producing CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 27.3K barrels of oil and 801 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crimson Energy Company, LC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Unknown, XX · P-5 Y · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gulf Coast Producing Co. |
| Production reports | IV L.C.through Jan 2022 |
| Latest permit | Crimson Energy Company, LCJul 25, 2003 |
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
- Jul 25, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 27.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 801
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 21, 2022
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivey, B.E. O-4-12600 | Midway (Main Midway Sand) | IV L.C. | 2 | 27.3K | 801 | Sep 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Ivey, B.E. G-4-77123 | Midway, South (6050) | Crimson Energy Company, LC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2003 |
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.
- 1Crimson Energy Company, LCApr 2003 → Mar 2004
- 2Huber, J. M., CorporationApr 2004 → May 2007
- 3Huber Energy Panhandle L.P.Jun 2004 → Sep 2004
- 4Huber Energy L.P.Oct 2004 → Feb 2007
- 5IV L.C.Jun 2007 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534601-99 | Recompletion | Crimson Energy Company, LC | Jul 25, 2003 | Jul 25, 2003 | Sep 15, 2003 | 6,000 |
| 26104-99 | Recompletion | Gulf Coast Producing Co. | Jun 9, 1978 | Jun 9, 1978 | — | 6,550 |
| 956-99 | Drill | Gulf Coast Producing Co. | Jul 22, 1977 | Jul 22, 1977 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-77123 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12600 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,286 | 5,290 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 538 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 7,504 | 7.875 | 712 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 16, 2003 | Oct 31, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 2, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 14, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 12, 1977 | — |
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 42-409-31156 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-31156 → 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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