WELL · 42-497-01904 · DISTRICT 9
Porter Ben F. #1
Wise County · Alvord (Atoka Conglomerate) field · Vertical
Porter Ben F. #1 (API 42-497-01904) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged July 6, 1999, last operated by Mitchell Geo. & Assoc. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 27, 1993, permitted to 5,469 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Mitchell Geo. & Assoc. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Unknown, XX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mitchell Geo. & Assoc. Inc. |
| Production reports | Mitchell Energy Corporationthrough Oct 1993 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationOct 27, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,469
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 768
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 6, 1999
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter, Ben F. G-13-53438 | Alvord (Atoka Conglomerate) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 768 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1999 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417566-99 | Recompletion | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Oct 27, 1993 | Oct 27, 1993 | Jul 16, 1993 | 5,469 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-53438 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,374 | 5,384 | Perforated |
| — | 5,718 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 524 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 5,790 | 8.75 | 157 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 | Mar 15, 1994 | Jan 20, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-497-01904 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-01904 → 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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