WELL · 42-499-31377 · DISTRICT 6
Benton Unit #1
Wood County · Coke S. (Pittsburg) field · Vertical
Benton Unit #1 (API 42-499-31377) is a well in Wood County operated by Big Run Production Company, completed December 19, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 1985, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Champlin Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Big Run Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hill, Sligo, Travis Peak.
Its 3 leases have reported 107 barrels of oil and 222K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Champlin Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 23 permits on file · (903) 521-2990
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Big Run Production Company |
| Production reports | Griffin Operating, Inc.through Dec 1997 |
| Latest permit | Champlin Petroleum Co.Aug 9, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 1985
- completed
- 107
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 222K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 1985
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. Benton, et AL O-6-13617 | Coke, S. (Hill) | Big Run Production Company | 1 | 107 | 0 | Jan 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Benton Unit O-6-11903 | Coke, S. (Pittsburg) | Big Run Production Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2014 |
| Benton Unit G-6-120270 | Coke, S. (Hill) | Griffin Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 222K | Jan 1993 – Feb 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.
- 1Griffin Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282715-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Oct 14, 1985 | Aug 9, 1985 | Sep 5, 1985 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-120270 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-11903 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13617 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 456 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hill | 8,100 | -7,644 |
| Sligo | 8,670 | -8,214 |
| Travis Peak | 8,780 | -8,324 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,255 | 8,273 | Perforated |
| 8,738 | 8,759 | Perforated |
| 8,789 | 8,806 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,097 | 11 | 380 S |
| 4.5 | 9,230 | 7.875 | 790 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 | Feb 24, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1986 | Feb 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1986 | Feb 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-499-31377 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-31377 → 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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