WELL · 42-055-33168 · DISTRICT 1
Smith Ortell #6
Caldwell County · Fentress (1750) field · Vertical
Smith Ortell #6 (API 42-055-33168) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged February 5, 2020, last operated by Higher Standard Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 2010, permitted to 1,866 ft.
It was permitted by F-B Oil, LP and has since transferred to Higher Standard Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 918 barrels of oil since November 2010, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Higher Standard Oil Company Inc.
Permitted by F-B Oil, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Frisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (469) 317-3456
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Higher Standard Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | F-B Oil, LPthrough Sep 2011 |
| Latest permit | F-B Oil, LPAug 3, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,866
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 2010
- last permit issued
- Nov 13, 2010
- completed
- 918
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 13, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 5, 2020
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, Ortell O-1-15285 | Fentress (1750) | Higher Standard Oil Company,inc. | 1 | 918 | 0 | Nov 2010 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1F-B Oil, LPNov 2010 → Sep 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699974-99 | Reenter | F-B Oil, LP | Jul 30, 2010 | Aug 3, 2010 | Oct 29, 2010 | 1,866 |
| 194017-99 | Drill | Son Petroleum | Apr 27, 1983 | Apr 27, 1983 | — | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-15285 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,694 | 1,706 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 1,690 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,765 | — | 351 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 2, 2011 | Nov 30, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 2011 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 28, 1983 | — |
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 42-055-33168 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-33168 → 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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