WELL · 42-469-33231 · DISTRICT 2
Shelton Ben #6
Victoria County · Ben Shelton (7400) field · Vertical
Shelton Ben #6 (API 42-469-33231) is a plugged well in Victoria County, plugged February 26, 2025, last operated by Southern Bay Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 2009, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Catahoula, Greta, Sinton (Top).
Its 3 leases have reported 476K barrels of oil and 528K mcf of gas since August 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2013 · 96 permits on file · (800) 249-8178
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southern Bay Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Proline Energy Resources Incthrough Sep 2019 |
| Latest permit | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Dec 2, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 2, 2009
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1997
- completed
- 476K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 528K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 26, 2025
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton, Ben O-2-9393 | Ben Shelton (6400) | Finaly Resources LLC | 1 | 9.03K | 28.3K | Sep 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Shelton, Ben O-2-8316 | Ben Shelton (7400) | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. | 2 | 467K | 445K | Oct 1997 – Apr 2010 |
| Shelton, Ben G-2-164662 | Ben Shelton (7400) | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | 1 | 0 | 55.5K | Aug 1997 – Aug 1998 |
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.
- 1Hart Petroleum Services, IncAug 1997 → Oct 2002
- 2Brown, C. Douglas, LLCNov 2002 → Oct 2005
- 3Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2005 → Nov 2010
- 4Alegre Energy, Inc.Feb 2011 → Dec 2016
- 5Proline Energy Resources IncJan 2017 → Jun 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 687834-99 | Recompletion | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. | Nov 23, 2009 | Dec 2, 2009 | Sep 8, 2009 | 7,950 |
| 463845-99 | Drill | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | Jun 16, 1997 | Jun 23, 1997 | Jul 2, 1997 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-164662 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8316 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-9393 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 44 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,456 | 6,466 | Perforated |
| 7,600 | 7,602 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 840 | 12.25 | 351 S |
| 4.5 | 7,800 | 7.875 | 1,070 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 | Jul 8, 2010 | Mar 4, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 29, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 26, 1998 | Oct 28, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1997 | Aug 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-469-33231 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-469-33231 → 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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