WELL · 42-469-33026 · DISTRICT 2
Shelton Ben #1
Victoria County · Placedo East (6200 Sand) field · Vertical
Shelton Ben #1 (API 42-469-33026) is a plugged well in Victoria County, plugged August 3, 2001, last operated by Hart Petroleum Services Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 1996, permitted to 6,750 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Catahoula, Greta, Sinton (Top), Larosa (Top).
Its 2 leases have reported 74.8K barrels of oil and 374K mcf of gas since April 1994, last reporting in October 2001. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 146 permits on file · (361) 215-9023
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hart Petroleum Services Inc |
| Production reports | Hart Petroleum Services, Incthrough Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc.Apr 1, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,750
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 1, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 1997
- completed
- 74.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 374K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Oct 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 3, 2001
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton, Ben O-2-8243 | Placedo, East (6200 Sand) | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | 1 | 469 | 8.5K | Jan 1997 – Oct 2001 |
| Shelton, Ben O-2-7963 | Ben Shelton (6000) | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | 1 | 74.3K | 365K | Apr 1994 – Apr 1997 |
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.
- 1Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc.Apr 1994 → May 1996
- 2Hart Petroleum Services, IncDec 1996 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446365-98 | Recompletion | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | Jan 7, 1997 | Apr 1, 1996 | Dec 26, 1996 | 6,750 |
| 446365-99 | Recompletion | Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc. | Mar 27, 1996 | Apr 1, 1996 | — | 6,750 |
| 422087-99 | Drill | Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc. | Mar 16, 1994 | Mar 16, 1994 | Mar 25, 1994 | 6,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7963 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8243 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 54 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,006 | 6,014 | Perforated |
| 6,270 | 6,273 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 661 | 12.25 | 245 S |
| 4.5 | 6,460 | 7.875 | 765 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 375 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 29, 1997 | Feb 11, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1997 | May 17, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1994 | May 17, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 26, 1994 | — | Yes |
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 42-469-33026 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-469-33026 → 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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