WELL · 42-051-30557 · DISTRICT 3
Smith R. J. #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Buda) field · Horizontal
Smith R. J. #1 (API 42-051-30557) is a plugged horizontal well in Burleson County, plugged September 9, 1986, last operated by Champlin Petroleum CO..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1996, permitted to 8,040 ft.
It was permitted by Columbia Gas Development Corp. and has since transferred to Champlin Petroleum CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 149K barrels of oil and 90K mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Columbia Gas Development Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 1995 · 1,006 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Champlin Petroleum Co. |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Columbia Gas Development Corp.Jan 17, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,040
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1980
- completed
- 149K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 90K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 9, 1986
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, R. J. O-3-22942 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 149K | 90K | Feb 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,734 · prior 12 4,355(-14%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,702 · prior 12 1,962(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Columbia Gas Development Corp.Feb 1996 → May 1996
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyJun 1996 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 5Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 6Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019
- 7Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Feb 2023
- 8Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443769-99 | Reenter | Columbia Gas Development Corp. | Jan 17, 1996 | Jan 17, 1996 | Jan 26, 1996 | 7,700 |
| 89819-99 | Recompletion | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Aug 14, 1980 | Aug 14, 1980 | — | 8,040 |
| 68509-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Jan 4, 1980 | Jan 4, 1980 | Feb 3, 1980 | 8,040 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22942 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,053 | -6,732 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,100 | 11,225 | Open hole |
| 7,375 | 7,531 | Perforated |
| 7,826 | 7,862 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,890 | 12.25 | 1,360 S |
| 2.375 | 6,800 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,100 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 7 | 7,104 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 7 | 7,140 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 7,300 | — | — |
| 5 | 7,943 | 6.125 | 145 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 | Jun 4, 1996 | May 10, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 29, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 11, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 16, 1980 | — |
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 42-051-30557 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-30557 → 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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