WELL · 42-503-35300 · DISTRICT 9
S.M. Benson Est. #1
Young County · Young County Regular field · Vertical
S.M. Benson Est. #1 (API 42-503-35300) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged April 11, 1984, last operated by Quick Lee Oil Operations.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1993, permitted to 4,995 ft.
It was permitted by Lindsay, Dick and has since transferred to Quick Lee Oil Operations on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 159K barrels of oil and 176 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lindsay, Dick; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 15, 1983 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Quick Lee Oil Operations |
| Production reports | Dick Lindsay Oil Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lindsay, DickApr 2, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,995
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 2, 1993
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 1982
- completed
- 159K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 176
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 11, 1984
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 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson/Capps "A" O-13-7453 | Young County Regular | Dick Lindsay Oil Company, Inc. | 19 | 159K | 176 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 104 · prior 12 354(-71%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lindsay, DickJan 1993 → May 2015
- 2Dick Lindsay Oil Company, Inc.Jun 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410407-99 | Reenter | Lindsay, Dick | Apr 1, 1993 | Apr 2, 1993 | Jul 26, 1993 | 950 |
| 133370-99 | Drill | Quick, Lee Oil Operations | Sep 17, 1981 | Sep 17, 1981 | Sep 21, 1981 | 4,995 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-7453 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,208 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| GunsightGUNSIGHT LIME | 872 | 336 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 913 | 917 | Perforated |
| 4,454 | 4,476 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 806 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 940 | 7.875 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 4,450 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,007 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Oct 21, 1993 | Aug 27, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 25, 1982 | — |
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 42-503-35300 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-35300 → 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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