WELL · 42-009-01039 · DISTRICT 9
Smith Elsie P. #1-A
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Smith Elsie P. #1-A (API 42-009-01039) is a permitted well in Archer County filed by Buckalew, Don; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 28, 1977, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Buckalew, Don and has since transferred to Stephenson & Porter on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 65.2K barrels of oil and 677 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Buckalew, Don; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Odessa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 5, 1994 · 5 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stephenson & Porter |
| Production reports | Schlittler, Willardthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Buckalew, DonSep 28, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 1977
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 65.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 677
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Elsie P. O-13-21778 | Farmer (Caddo) | Schlittler, Willard | 4 | 65.2K | 677 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,157 · prior 12 927(+25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ericksen, W.R.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Royal Oil Ltd. Co.Dec 1993 → Oct 1994
- 3Horn, W. J.Nov 1994 → Jul 1995
- 4Schlittler, WillardAug 1995 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1759-99 | Other | Buckalew, Don | Sep 28, 1977 | Sep 28, 1977 | Apr 14, 1978 | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-21778 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 4,486 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 92 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 2.875 | 4,505 | 4.5 | 70 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 | Sep 12, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-009-01039 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-01039 → 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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