WELL · 42-497-35479 · DISTRICT 9
Rutherford Bennie D. #2H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Rutherford Bennie D. #2H (API 42-497-35479) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Aruba Petroleum Inc., completed March 24, 2014.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2003 and 2013, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Caddo, Barnett, Forestburg, Viola.
Its 3 leases have reported 23.6K barrels of oil and 2.23M mcf of gas since August 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2022 · 427 permits on file · (940) 390-5604
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aruba Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Eagleridge Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Oct 25, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 2013
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2014
- completed
- 23.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford, Bennie D. G-13-281413 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 926K | Sep 2016 – Jul 2026 |
| Rutherford, Bennie D. O-13-33033 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | 3 | 23.6K | 1.12M | Dec 2013 – Jan 2017 |
| Rutherford, Bennie D. G-13-210287 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 183K | Aug 2005 – May 2015 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 66,400 · prior 12 63,241(+5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Aug 2005 → Apr 2017
- 2375 Energy, Inc.Jun 2010 → Jul 2013
- 3Eagleridge Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 771306-99 | Recompletion | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 7, 2013 | Oct 25, 2013 | Jan 25, 2014 | 9,000 |
| 540024-98 | Drill | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | May 5, 2005 | Dec 22, 2003 | May 17, 2005 | 9,000 |
| 540024-99 | Drill | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 22, 2003 | Dec 22, 2003 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-210287 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-281413 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-33033 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 951 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 6,580 | -5,629 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,724 | -6,773 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 7,766 | -6,815 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 8,210 | -7,259 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIMESTONE | 8,780 | -7,829 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGLOMERATE | — | — |
| Brazos River | — | — |
| BrysonBRYSON SAND | — | — |
| Caddo | — | — |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Overcharged Disposal Zone - Alvo | — | — |
| Overcharged Disposal Zone - Chic | — | — |
| StrawnSTRAWN - 4300 IN BOONESVILLE BEN | — | — |
| Undetermined - Gas Producing Zon | — | — |
| Valera | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,380 | 8,724 | Perforated |
| 8,815 | 11,861 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 826 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 5.5 | 2,948 | 7.875 | 525 S |
| 5.5 | 8,800 | 7.875 | 475 S |
| 5.5 | 11,913 | 7.875 | 825 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 | Dec 1, 2016 | Nov 17, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 13, 2015 | May 22, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 2006 | Nov 9, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 2005 | Aug 22, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 30, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-497-35479 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35479 → 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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