WELL · 42-071-31733 · DISTRICT 3
Smith Clara C. #3
Chambers County · Fig Ridge (Seabreeze) field · Vertical
Smith Clara C. #3 (API 42-071-31733) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged February 11, 1998, last operated by Gcows Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1985 and 1986, permitted to 13,700 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Lafayette and has since transferred to Gcows Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Seabreeze, Basal Seabreeze, Hackberry #1, Hackberry #2.
Its lease has reported 5.96K barrels of oil and 9.68K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1998. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Montgomery, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (713) 882-1616
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gcows Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Oryx Energy Companythrough Dec 1994 |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-LafayetteSep 17, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,700
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 17, 1986
- completed
- 5.96K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.68K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 17, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 11, 1998
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Clara C. O-3-19256 | Fig Ridge (F-1A) | Oryx Energy Company | 3 | 5.96K | 9.68K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1998 |
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.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320702-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | Sep 9, 1986 | Sep 17, 1986 | — | 13,700 |
| 304510-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | Jul 23, 1986 | Jul 24, 1986 | — | 13,700 |
| 300993-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | Apr 10, 1986 | Apr 14, 1986 | — | 13,700 |
| 283270-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | Aug 15, 1985 | Aug 26, 1985 | — | 13,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19256 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seabreeze | 8,420 | -8,405 |
| Basal Seabreeze | 8,760 | -8,745 |
| Hackberry #1 | 9,610 | -9,595 |
| Hackberry #2 | 9,780 | -9,765 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,527 | 8,530 | Perforated |
| 8,528 | 8,530 | Perforated |
| 8,552 | 8,557 | Perforated |
| 8,566 | 8,574 | Perforated |
| 8,820 | 8,824 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 140 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,508 | 17.5 | 1,730 S |
| 9.625 | 9,650 | 12.25 | 1,030 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 | Nov 21, 1986 | Oct 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1986 | Oct 23, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1986 | Sep 8, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1986 | Jun 9, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 4, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1986 | Mar 28, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 14, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-071-31733 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31733 → 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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