WELL · 42-441-33056 · DISTRICT 7
Compton #1
Taylor County · Lew Gray field · Vertical
Compton #1 (API 42-441-33056) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged July 16, 1999, last operated by Benson & Schoen Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 1, 1985, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Davis Brothers and has since transferred to Benson & Schoen Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Saddle Creek, Crystal Falls, Home Creek, Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 727 barrels of oil and 169 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 1999.
Operator of record
Permitted by Davis Brothers; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 6, 2012 · 40 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Benson & Schoen Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Benson & Schoen Oil Co., Inc.through Dec 1993 |
| Latest permit | Davis BrothersNov 1, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 1, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 1985
- completed
- 727
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 169
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton O-8-23330 | Lew Gray | Benson & Schoen Oil Co., Inc. | 1 | 727 | 169 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1999 |
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.
- 1Benson & Schoen Oil Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288987-99 | Drill | Davis Brothers | Nov 1, 1985 | Nov 1, 1985 | — | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-23330 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,963 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle Creek | 1,797 | 166 |
| Crystal Falls | 1,930 | 33 |
| Home Creek | 2,658 | -695 |
| Palo Pinto | 3,144 | -1,181 |
| Cross Cut | 3,309 | -1,346 |
| L. Capps | 3,618 | -1,655 |
| Gray | 3,999 | -2,036 |
| Caddo | 4,161 | -2,198 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,000 | 4,008 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 120 | 11 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 4,224 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Jan 29, 1986 | Jan 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 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 42-441-33056 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-33056 → 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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