WELL · 42-503-36186 · DISTRICT 9
Bennett #1
Young County · Young County Regular field · Vertical
Bennett #1 (API 42-503-36186) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged February 26, 2018, last operated by Ray Herring Operating CO. LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1985, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Herring, Ray and has since transferred to Ray Herring Operating CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its lease has reported 107K barrels of oil and 55.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2024. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Herring, Ray; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 8 permits on file · (940) 550-8988
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ray Herring Operating Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Ray Herring Operating Co., LLCthrough Nov 2021 |
| Latest permit | Herring, RayJun 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 3, 1985
- completed
- 107K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 55.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 26, 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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett O-13-25313 | Young County Regular | Ray Herring Operating Co., LLC | 8 | 107K | 55.7K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2024 |
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.
- 1Herring, RayJan 1993 → Jun 2014
- 2Ray Herring EstateJul 2014 → Mar 2016
- 3Ray Herring Operating Co., LLCApr 2016 → Nov 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277232-99 | Recompletion | Herring, Ray | Jun 7, 1985 | Jun 10, 1985 | — | 2,700 |
| 167734-99 | Drill | Herring, Ray | Jul 2, 1982 | Jul 2, 1982 | — | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-25313 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,234 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 2,440 | -1,206 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,635 | 2,639 | Perforated |
| 4,673 | 4,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 605 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 635 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 2,700 | 7.875 | 115 S |
| 2.375 | 4,600 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,760 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Jul 25, 1985 | Jun 3, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 3, 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 42-503-36186 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-36186 → 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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