TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZOS COUNTY · SMITH UNIT LEASE · API 42-041-31281 · DISTRICT 03
Smith Unit #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Smith Unit #1 (API 42-041-31281) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged January 14, 1993, last operated by Rosehill Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1988, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Michael Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Rosehill Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, False Buda, Buda.
Operator of record
Permitted by Michael Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Odessa, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 1991
- Phone
- (432) 362-1371
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rosehill Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Michael Petroleum CorporationMay 16, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 16, 1988
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 14, 1993
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 Unit O-3-19540 | Kurten (Austin Chalk) | Rosehill Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346531-99 | Recompletion | Michael Petroleum Corporation | May 13, 1988 | May 16, 1988 | — | 8,299 |
| 325447-99 | Recompletion | Michael Petroleum Corporation | Jan 14, 1987 | Jan 14, 1987 | — | 8,400 |
| 269418-99 | Drill | Michael Petroleum Corporation | Mar 14, 1985 | Mar 14, 1985 | Mar 22, 1985 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 1987 | Smith Unit O-3-19540 | Kurten (Austin Chalk) | Rosehill Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
| May 1, 1985 | Smith Unit O-3-18531 | Kurten (Buda) | Michael Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 272 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,340 | -7,068 |
| Eagle Ford | 7,560 | -7,288 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,560 | -7,288 |
| False Buda | 7,970 | -7,698 |
| BudaBUDA RES. | 8,000 | -7,728 |
| Georgetown | 8,100 | -7,828 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,485 | 7,551 | Perforated |
| 8,037 | 8,060 | Perforated |
| 8,128 | 8,221 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,332 | 12.25 | 1,304 S |
| 4.5 | 8,299 | 7.875 | 522 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 13, 1987 | Feb 18, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | May 30, 1985 | May 9, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-041-31281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31281 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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