WELL · 42-469-33309 · DISTRICT 2
Shelton Ben -A- #1
Victoria County · Placedo East (6000 Stray) field · Vertical
Shelton Ben -A- #1 (API 42-469-33309) is a plugged well in Victoria County, plugged April 9, 2024, last operated by Paloma Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2000, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hart Petroleum Services, Inc and has since transferred to Paloma Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hart Petroleum Services, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 72
- Phone
- (361) 888-8288
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Hart Petroleum Services, Incthrough Dec 1999 |
| Latest permit | Hart Petroleum Services, IncJun 14, 2000 |
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jun 14, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 83.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1998 THROUGH Apr 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 9, 2024
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 -A- G-2-188445 | Placedo, East (6000, Stray) | Paloma Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.48K | Dec 1999 – Apr 2024 |
| Shelton, Ben -A- G-2-167534 | Placedo, East (6500 Sd.) | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | 1 | 0 | 81.9K | Jan 1998 – Jun 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.
- 1Hart Petroleum Services, IncJan 1998 → Dec 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495754-98 | Recompletion | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | Feb 21, 2001 | Jun 14, 2000 | Dec 22, 1999 | 8,000 |
| 495754-99 | Recompletion | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | Jun 2, 2000 | Jun 14, 2000 | — | 8,000 |
| 474813-99 | Recompletion | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | Mar 27, 1998 | Mar 31, 1998 | — | 8,000 |
| 471075-99 | Drill | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | Dec 10, 1997 | Dec 10, 1997 | Dec 15, 1997 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 1999 | Shelton Ben -A- G-2-188445 | Placedo East (6000 Stray) | Paloma Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Mar 27, 1998 | Shelton Ben -A- G-2-167534 | Placedo East (6500 Sd.) | Hart Petroleum Services Inc | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,113 | 6,119 | Perforated |
| 6,495 | 6,497 | Perforated |
| 6,522 | 6,524 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 824 | 12.25 | 411 S |
| 8.625 | 834 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 6,846 | 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 | Jan 28, 2004 | Jan 24, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 3, 1998 | Apr 2, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1998 | Feb 2, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-469-33309 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-469-33309 → 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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