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Benson Field
General Information
Benson Field Oil & Gas Data

General Field Information

Produces Oil: Yes Produces Gas: Yes

Discovery Well(s)
Discovery Date Well Name Available Well Data Oil Production Gas Production LAS File Viewer with Core Data Plots Core Image Core Data Table
25 JUL 1945 R. J. BENSON 1
No Gas Production No Digital LAS Files No Core Images No Core Data
Well Location: NW NE NW 30-T23S-R15W
Rotary Total Depth: 4165
Production Zone: Arbuckle Group
Data Source: DISCOVERY 2908
Discovery Date Well Name Available Well Data Oil Production Gas Production LAS File Viewer with Core Data Plots Core Image Core Data Table
07 MAR 1947 BECKER 'B' 1
No Oil Production No Gas Production No Digital LAS Files No Core Images No Core Data
Well Location: NE SE NW 32-T23S-R15W
Rotary Total Depth: 4175
Production Zone: Arbuckle Group
Data Source: DISCOVERY 9548
Discovery Date Well Name Available Well Data Oil Production Gas Production LAS File Viewer with Core Data Plots Core Image Core Data Table
15 APR 1952 BECKER 'B' or BENSON SE UNIT 202 2
No Gas Production
No Core Images No Core Data
Well Location: SW NE NW 32-T23S-R15W
Rotary Total Depth: 3938
Production Zone: Lansing-Kansas City Oil
Data Source: DISCOVERY 9549
Discovery Date Well Name Available Well Data Oil Production Gas Production LAS File Viewer with Core Data Plots Core Image Core Data Table
10 JUN 1952 GARVIN 1
No Gas Production No Digital LAS Files No Core Images No Core Data
Well Location: SE SE SW 30-T23S-R15W
Rotary Total Depth: 4200
Production Zone: Lansing-Kansas City Gas
Data Source: DISCOVERY 9550
Discovery Date Well Name Available Well Data Oil Production Gas Production LAS File Viewer with Core Data Plots Core Image Core Data Table
04 DEC 1963 BECKER 1
No Oil Production No Gas Production No Digital LAS Files No Core Images No Core Data
Well Location: C NE SW 29-T23S-R15W
Rotary Total Depth: 3871
Production Zone: Wabaunsee Group
Data Source: DISCOVERY 9551
Discovery Date Well Name Available Well Data Oil Production Gas Production LAS File Viewer with Core Data Plots Core Image Core Data Table
05 AUG 1964 PETERS 1
No Oil Production No Gas Production No Digital LAS Files No Core Images No Core Data
Well Location: SE SE NE 36-T23S-R16W
Rotary Total Depth: 4130
Production Zone: Penn Basal Cong Gas
Data Source: DISCOVERY 9552
Discovery Date Well Name Available Well Data Oil Production Gas Production LAS File Viewer with Core Data Plots Core Image Core Data Table
11 FEB 1965 CITY OF MACKSVILLE 1
No Oil Production No Gas Production No Digital LAS Files No Core Images No Core Data
Well Location: C SW SW 28-T23S-R15W
Rotary Total Depth: 2115
Production Zone: Chase Gas
Data Source: DISCOVERY 9554
Discovery Date Well Name Available Well Data Oil Production Gas Production LAS File Viewer with Core Data Plots Core Image Core Data Table
01 MAR 1972 THUROW 1
No Oil Production
No Digital LAS Files No Core Images No Core Data
Well Location: NE NE NW 31-T23S-R15W
Rotary Total Depth: 2845
Production Zone: Council Grove (Neva) Gas
Data Source: DISCOVERY 9553

Summary Production Information

Field Size: 3840 acres
Total Wells: 110
Productive Oil Wells: 22 as of July 2025
Productive Gas Wells: 16 as of July 2025
Abandoned Wells: 30
Cumulative Oil: 2,475,140.66 bbls as of July 2025
Cumulative Gas: 19,948,454.00 mcf as of July 2025

Producing Formation:


KRIDER
(Krider Limestone Member)
Depth Top: 2004 feet

KRIDER (Krider Limestone Member)
Thickness
Thickness: 10 feet

KRIDER (Krider Limestone Member)
Oil & Gas Production Information
Produces Gas: Yes

Producing Formation:


NEVA
(Neva Limestone Member)

NEVA (Neva Limestone Member)
Oil & Gas Production Information
Produces Gas: Yes

Producing Formation:


WABAUNSEE
(Wabaunsee Group)

WABAUNSEE (Wabaunsee Group)
Oil & Gas Production Information
Produces Gas: Yes

Producing Formation:


LANS.-K.C.
(Lansing - Kansas City Supergroup)
Depth Top: 3853 feet

LANS.-K.C. (Lansing - Kansas City Supergroup)
Thickness
Thickness: 68 feet

LANS.-K.C. (Lansing - Kansas City Supergroup)
Oil & Gas Production Information
Produces Oil: Yes Produces Gas: Yes

Producing Formation:


PENN. SAND
(Pennsylvanian System)

PENN. SAND (Pennsylvanian System)
Oil & Gas Production Information
Produces Gas: Yes

Producing Formation:


ARBUCKLE
(Arbuckle Group)
Depth Top: 4048 feet

ARBUCKLE (Arbuckle Group)
Oil & Gas Production Information
Produces Gas: Yes
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