WELL · 42-499-31492 · DISTRICT 6
Benton Gas Unit #2
Wood County · Coke S. (Pittsburg B) field · Vertical
Benton Gas Unit #2 (API 42-499-31492) is a plugged well in Wood County, plugged April 1, 2014, last operated by Big Run Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 25, 1986, permitted to 9,450 ft.
It was permitted by Champlin Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Big Run Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Glen Rose, Massive Anhydrite (marker).
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 | none |
| Latest permit | Champlin Petroleum Co.Jul 25, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,450
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 1, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Gas Unit G-6-123530 | Coke, S. (Pittsburg B) | Big Run Production Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2014 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304560-98 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Feb 11, 1987 | Jul 25, 1986 | — | 8,950 |
| 304560-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Jul 18, 1986 | Jul 25, 1986 | Sep 11, 1986 | 9,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-123530 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 473 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 4,150 | -3,677 |
| BudaBUDA LIMESTONE | 5,270 | -4,797 |
| Glen RoseGLEN ROSE LIMESTONE | 6,840 | -6,367 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 8,125 | -7,652 |
| Hill Sandstone | 8,200 | -7,727 |
| James LimeJAMES LIMESTONE | 8,470 | -7,997 |
| Pittsburg Sandstone | 8,773 | -8,300 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,820 | 8,840 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,100 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 5.5 | 8,950 | 7.875 | 801 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 26, 1987 | Feb 6, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-499-31492 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-31492 → 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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