WELL · 42-041-31018 · DISTRICT 3
Smith J.P. #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Vertical
Smith J.P. #1 (API 42-041-31018) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged February 23, 2005, last operated by Southwest Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 20, 1983, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mcmurrey Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Southwest Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 28.5K barrels of oil and 20.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2005. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by McMurrey Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Brenham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 3 permits on file · (979) 203-6530
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southwest Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | TC3 Energy Services Companythrough Jul 2004 |
| Latest permit | McMurrey Petroleum, Inc.Sep 20, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 1983
- last permit issued
- Oct 10, 1983
- completed
- 28.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 10, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 23, 2005
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, J.P. O-3-16975 | Kurten (Buda) | Southwest Resources, Inc. | 2 | 28.5K | 20.2K | Jan 1993 – May 2005 |
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.
- 1Omimex Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2003
- 2TC3 Energy Services CompanyJan 2004 → Jul 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213270-99 | Drill | McMurrey Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 18, 1983 | Sep 20, 1983 | Sep 27, 1983 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16975 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,966 | 8,025 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,484 | 12.25 | 1,275 S |
| 2.375 | 7,810 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,233 | 8.75 | 385 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 | Oct 18, 1983 | — |
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 42-041-31018 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31018 → 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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