WELL · 42-471-30369 · DISTRICT 3
Ben Unit #1H
Walker County · Wildcat field · Horizontal
Ben Unit #1H (API 42-471-30369) is a horizontal well in Walker County operated by SM Energy Company, completed July 16, 2014.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2014 and 2016, permitted to 15,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 2,485 permits on file · (432) 563-8316
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SM Energy Company |
| Production reports | Small, R.P. Corp.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | SM Energy CompanySep 2, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 2, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.15M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Unit G-3-281670 | Deep Pines West (Woodbine) | Small, R.P. Corp. | 1 | 0 | 2.15M | Jul 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Ben Unit G-3-279496 | Wildcat | SM Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2014 – Jan 2015 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 39,928 · prior 12 84,795(-53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1SM Energy CompanyJul 2014 → Jun 2016
- 2Fortune Resources LLCJul 2016 → Jan 2024
- 3Small, R.P. Corp.May 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 818202-99 | Recompletion | SM Energy Company | Sep 1, 2016 | Sep 2, 2016 | Feb 25, 2014 | 15,000 |
| 778861-99 | Drill | SM Energy Company | Feb 4, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 25, 2014 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-279496 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-281670 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 354 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 5,231 | -4,877 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 5,237 | -4,883 |
| Pecan Gap | 12,764 | -12,410 |
| Austin Chalk | 13,285 | -12,931 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 13,358 | -13,004 |
| Woodbine | 13,366 | -13,012 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,945 | 20,111 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,610 | 17.5 | 2,570 S |
| 9.625 | 11,937 | 12.25 | 813 S |
| 5.5 | 20,168 | 8.75 | 2,770 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 25, 2017 | Oct 10, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 25, 2016 | Jul 18, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Jun 7, 2016 | Oct 22, 2014 | 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 42-471-30369 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-471-30369 → 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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