WELL · 42-041-31444 · DISTRICT 3
Smith M #2
Brazos County · Giddings (Wilcox) field · Vertical
Smith M #2 (API 42-041-31444) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged August 8, 1995, last operated by J & M Well Salvage Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 16, 1989, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Soltero Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to J & M Well Salvage Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Soltero Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Somerville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2019
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J & M Well Salvage Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Soltero Resources, Inc.Feb 16, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 16, 1989
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 8, 1995
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 M G-3-131158 | Giddings (Wilcox) | J & M Well Salvage Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355919-99 | Drill | Soltero Resources, Inc. | Feb 9, 1989 | Feb 16, 1989 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-131158 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 317 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 2,768 | -2,451 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,314 | 4,324 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 513 | 11 | 190 S |
| 5.5 | 4,524 | 7.875 | 340 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 | Jul 27, 1989 | May 23, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-041-31444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31444 → 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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