WELL · 42-041-31469 · DISTRICT 3
Richard Smith Unit III #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal · Directional · Sidetrack
Richard Smith Unit Iii #1 (API 42-041-31469) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged May 8, 1997, last operated by Mcdaniel Company Inc. The.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1990 and 1993, permitted to 13,900 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Mcdaniel Company Inc. The on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Ti Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its lease has reported 21.1K barrels of oil and 43.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1997.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (972) 392-9335
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McDaniel Company Inc. The |
| Production reports | McDaniel Company, Inc., Thethrough May 1997 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Sep 7, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,900
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 7, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 1993
- completed
- 21.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 8, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Smith Unit III O-3-21079 | Kurten (Buda) | McDaniel Company, Inc., The | 1 | 21.1K | 43.9K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1997 |
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.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Dec 1993 → Oct 1995
- 2McDaniel Company, Inc., TheMay 1997 → May 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415316-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Aug 24, 1993 | Sep 7, 1993 | Oct 21, 1993 | 8,800 |
| 380931-97 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Feb 11, 1991 | Nov 15, 1990 | Dec 13, 1990 | 13,900 |
| 380931-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Nov 21, 1990 | Nov 15, 1990 | — | 13,900 |
| 380931-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Nov 12, 1990 | Nov 15, 1990 | — | 13,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21079 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 339 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,698 | -7,359 |
| TI Austin Chalk | 7,712 | -7,373 |
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 8,023 | -7,684 |
| Buda | 8,607 | -8,268 |
| Buda | 8,769 | -8,430 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,806 | 11,875 | Perforated |
| 8,885 | 11,974 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,649 | 17.5 | 3,312 S |
| 7 | 8,806 | 8.5 | 200 S |
| 9.625 | 8,885 | 12.25 | 17,419 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 | Feb 2, 1994 | Dec 21, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1991 | Apr 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 19, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-041-31469 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31469 → 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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