WELL · 42-503-34410 · DISTRICT 9
Benson SMJ B #1
Young County · Young County Regular field · Vertical
Benson Smj B #1 (API 42-503-34410) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged July 11, 2018, last operated by Black Jack Services L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 1980, permitted to 930 ft.
It was permitted by Johnson, M. R. JR. and has since transferred to Black Jack Services L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 2.42K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Johnson, M. R. Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Bastrop, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 8 permits on file · (512) 468-8858
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Black Jack Services L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Black Jack Services, L.L.C.through Mar 2013 |
| Latest permit | Johnson, M. R. Jr.Nov 17, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 930
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1980
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 1981
- completed
- 2.42K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 11, 2018
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson SMJ B O-13-20893 | Young County Regular | Black Jack Services, L.L.C. | 5 | 2.42K | 21 | 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.
- 1Hays & BoydstonJan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Bluebonnet Land & Cattle Co.Jan 1994 → Apr 2006
- 3West Texas Royalties, Inc.Jul 2006 → Nov 2007
- 4Bowie Operating Company, LLCDec 2007 → Mar 2008
- 5Hardrock Operating Company, Inc.Sep 2010 → Jan 2011
- 6Black Jack Services, L.L.C.Jul 2011 → Mar 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99342-99 | Drill | Johnson, M. R. Jr. | Nov 17, 1980 | Nov 17, 1980 | — | 930 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-20893 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 903 | 908 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 902 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 933 | 7.875 | 130 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 25, 1981 | — |
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 42-503-34410 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-34410 → 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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