WELL · 42-503-39984 · DISTRICT 9
Benson #5
Young County · Young County Regular field · Producing · Vertical
Benson #5 (API 42-503-39984) is a well in Young County operated by Craig Robert A., completed May 12, 1989 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 20, 1989, permitted to 1,100 ft.
It was permitted by Lindsay, Dick and has since transferred to Craig Robert A. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 112K barrels of oil and 22 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 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.
Olney, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (940) 564-6912
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Craig Robert A. |
| Production reports | Craig, Robert A.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lindsay, DickMar 20, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 1989
- last permit issued
- May 12, 1989
- completed
- 112K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson O-13-23227 | Young County Regular | Craig, Robert A. | 6 | 112K | 22 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 17 · prior 12 29(-41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lindsay, DickJan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Craig, Robert A.Jan 1999 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357155-99 | Drill | Lindsay, Dick | Mar 17, 1989 | Mar 20, 1989 | — | 1,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-23227 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,180 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| GunsightGUNSIGHT LIME | 859 | 321 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 899 | 904 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 931 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Jun 22, 1989 | May 31, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-503-39984 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-39984 → 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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