WELL · 42-051-31216 · DISTRICT 3
Smith Richard #4
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Smith Richard #4 (API 42-051-31216) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged November 13, 2002, last operated by Texaco E & P Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 12, 1980, permitted to 8,700 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 80.1K barrels of oil and 1.74M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2008. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 22, 2003
- Permits on file
- 3,332
- Phone
- (281) 561-3713
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Nov 2005 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Dec 12, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 1980
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1981
- completed
- 80.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.74M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 13, 2002
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novosad Unit O-3-13696 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Apache Corporation | 4 | 80.1K | 1.74M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2008 |
| — O-3-13887 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Oct 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102081-98 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Dec 20, 1991 | Dec 12, 1980 | — | 8,610 |
| 102081-99 | Drill | Getty Oil Co. | Dec 12, 1980 | Dec 12, 1980 | Jan 1, 1981 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13696 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-13887 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,328 | 8,448 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 70 | — | 200 S |
| 9.625 | 4,015 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 2.375 | 8,211 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,526 | 8.75 | 275 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 | Mar 9, 1981 | — |
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 42-051-31216 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31216 → 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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