WELL · 42-469-33081 · DISTRICT 2
Shelton Ben #5
Victoria County · Placedo East (5960) field · Vertical
Shelton Ben #5 (API 42-469-33081) is a plugged well in Victoria County, plugged August 2, 2001, last operated by Hart Petroleum Services Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 1996, permitted to 6,900 ft.
It was permitted by Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Hart Petroleum Services Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Catahoula, Greta, Massive Greta (Top), Sinton (Top).
Operator of record
Permitted by Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 Nov 1997 |
| Latest permit | Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc.May 21, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 21, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 3, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 225K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1995 THROUGH Aug 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 3, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 2, 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 G-2-155270 | Placedo, East (5960) | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | 1 | 0 | 209K | Jul 1995 – Aug 2001 |
| Shelton, Ben G-2-158641 | Placedo, East (5840) | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | 1 | 0 | 15.6K | May 1996 – Aug 2001 |
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.Jul 1995 → Jul 1996
- 2Hart Petroleum Services, IncJan 1997 → Nov 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448196-99 | Recompletion | Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc. | May 16, 1996 | May 21, 1996 | May 9, 1996 | 6,900 |
| 433920-98 | Drill | Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc. | Aug 4, 1995 | Mar 17, 1995 | — | 5,960 |
| 433920-99 | Drill | Anaqua Oil & Gas, Inc. | Mar 17, 1995 | Mar 17, 1995 | Mar 21, 1995 | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-155270 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-158641 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 56 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,787 | 5,791 | Perforated |
| 5,946 | 5,958 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 704 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 6,955 | 7.875 | 765 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 20, 1996 | Jun 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1996 | Jun 3, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1995 | Aug 1, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-469-33081 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-469-33081 → 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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