TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · BENEDUM LEASE · API 42-461-31878 · DISTRICT 6E
Benedum #5
Upton County · Benedum (Fusselman) field · Vertical
Benedum #5 (API 42-461-31878) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged January 28, 2019, last operated by Conocophillips Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1996, permitted to 11,600 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Conocophillips Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 15 formation tops, including Chinle, Rustler, Salado, Yates.
Its lease has reported 18.7K barrels of oil and 280K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2019.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 3, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,290
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Conocophillips Company |
| Production reports | Conocophillips Companythrough Apr 2016 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyAug 9, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 1982
- completed
- 18.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 280K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 28, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedum O-9-11127 | Benedum (Fusselman) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 18.7K | 280K | Jan 1993 – May 2019 |
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.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Apr 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451198-99 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Aug 7, 1996 | Aug 9, 1996 | — | 11,580 |
| 147246-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Dec 31, 1981 | Dec 31, 1981 | Feb 7, 1982 | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1982 | Benedum G-9-102220 | Benedum (Fusselman) | Phillips Oil Company | Plugged | — |
| Apr 22, 1982 | Benedum O-9-11127 | Benedum (Fusselman) | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,698 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Chinle | 468 | 2,230 |
| Rustler | 1,269 | 1,429 |
| Rustler | 1,296 | 1,402 |
| Salado | 1,370 | 1,328 |
| Yates | 2,178 | 520 |
| Grayburg | 3,568 | -870 |
| San Andres | 3,826 | -1,128 |
| San Andres | 6,712 | -4,014 |
| Spraberry | 6,712 | -4,014 |
| Tent. Wolfcamp | 7,765 | -5,067 |
| DeanDEAN SAND | 8,066 | -5,368 |
| Strawn | 10,010 | -7,312 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 10,282 | -7,584 |
| WoodfordWOODFORD SHALE | 10,685 | -7,987 |
| Devonian | 10,754 | -8,056 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 11,330 | -8,632 |
| Fusselman | 11,372 | -8,674 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,375 | 11,438 | Perforated |
| — | 11,438 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 526 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 8.625 | 4,912 | 11 | 1,450 S |
| 2.875 | 11,230 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,580 | 7.875 | 1,250 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 | Apr 4, 1985 | Feb 7, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1985 | Feb 7, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 21, 1982 | — |
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 42-461-31878 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31878 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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