WELL · 42-503-33698 · DISTRICT 9
Benson #8
Young County · Young County Regular field · Vertical
Benson #8 (API 42-503-33698) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged October 25, 2004, last operated by E & J Enterprises.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 22, 1980, permitted to 1,000 ft.
It was permitted by Riley, Bob and has since transferred to E & J Enterprises on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gunsite.
Its lease has reported 1.21K barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Riley, Bob; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Newcastle, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 9, 2004
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | E & J Enterprises |
| Production reports | E & J Enterprisesthrough Mar 1998 |
| Latest permit | Riley, BobJan 22, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1980
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 1980
- completed
- 1.21K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 25, 2004
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; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson O-13-17768 | Young County Regular | E & J Enterprises | 10 | 1.21K | 18 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Riley, BobJan 1993 → May 1997
- 2E & J EnterprisesAug 1997 → Mar 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70550-99 | Drill | Riley, Bob | Jan 22, 1980 | Jan 22, 1980 | — | 1,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-17768 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 919 | 926 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 965 | 7.875 | 175 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 27, 1985 | Feb 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-503-33698 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-33698 → 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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