TEXAS · WELLS · ATASCOSA COUNTY · SMITH, MARY CAROL LEASE · API 42-013-31098 · DISTRICT 01
Smith Mary Carol #1
Atascosa County · Fashing (Edwards Lime -A-) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Smith Mary Carol #1 (API 42-013-31098) is a well in Atascosa County operated by Verdun Oil & Gas LLC, completed August 18, 1981 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 27, 1980, permitted to 10,942 ft.
It was permitted by Venus Oil Company and has since transferred to Verdun Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Venus Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 396
- Phone
- (713) 337-9300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Verdun Oil & Gas LLCthrough Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Venus Oil CompanyOct 27, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,942
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 1980
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 1981
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Mary Carol G-1-97980 | Fashing (Edwards Lime -A-) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.29M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Venus Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2Venus Exploration, Inc.Jul 1996 → Oct 2002
- 3Bommer Engineering Co.Nov 2002 → Apr 2007
- 4Pyr Energy CorporationJun 2007 → Apr 2008
- 5Pogo Producing Company LLCJun 2008 → Aug 2011
- 6Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Jun 2013
- 7Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLCJul 2013 → Jun 2014
- 8Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jul 2014 → Jan 2020
- 9Ovintiv USA Inc.Mar 2020 → Jul 2020
- 10Verdun Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2021 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98659-99 | Drill | Venus Oil Company | Oct 27, 1980 | Oct 27, 1980 | Jan 7, 1981 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 1981 | Smith Mary Carol G-1-97980 | Fashing (Edwards Lime -A-) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2023 | 10,942 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,651 | 10,701 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,910 | 14.5 | 1,550 S |
| 2.375 | 10,630 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,942 | 9.875 | 900 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 | Feb 26, 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 42-013-31098 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-013-31098 → 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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