WELL · 42-469-33390 · DISTRICT 2
Shelton Ben #7
Victoria County · Ben Shelton (7400) field · Vertical
Shelton Ben #7 (API 42-469-33390) is a plugged well in Victoria County, plugged February 13, 2026, last operated by Southern Bay Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2009, permitted to 7,850 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 493K barrels of oil and 483K mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 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 7, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,850
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 2009
- last permit issued
- Mar 15, 1999
- completed
- 493K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 483K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 15, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 13, 2026
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton, Ben O-2-9389 | Ben Shelton (6120) | Finaly Resources LLC | 1 | 26.1K | 38.8K | 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 |
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, IncOct 1997 → Oct 2002
- 2Brown, C. Douglas, LLCNov 2002 → Oct 2005
- 3Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2005 → Nov 2010
- 4Alegre Energy, Inc.Dec 2010 → Dec 2016
- 5Proline Energy Resources IncJan 2017 → Jun 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688205-99 | Recompletion | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. | Dec 3, 2009 | Dec 7, 2009 | Sep 11, 2009 | 7,810 |
| 482532-99 | Drill | Hart Petroleum Services, Inc | Feb 8, 1999 | Feb 8, 1999 | Feb 15, 1999 | 7,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8316 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-9389 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,143 | 6,145 | Perforated |
| 7,592 | 7,594 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 790 | 12.25 | 330 S |
| 8.625 | 798 | 12.25 | 330 S |
| 4.5 | 7,808 | 7.875 | 750 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 23, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | May 14, 1999 | Mar 31, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-469-33390 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-469-33390 → 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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