WELL · 42-071-31794 · DISTRICT 3
Smith Clara C. #4
Chambers County · Fig Ridge (F-1A) field · Vertical
Smith Clara C. #4 (API 42-071-31794) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged February 11, 1998, last operated by Oryx Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 20, 1986, permitted to 9,100 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Lafayette and has since transferred to Oryx Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marg, F-1a.
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.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 1998
- Permits on file
- 1,627
- Phone
- (972) 715-4000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oryx Energy Company |
| Production reports | Oryx Energy Companythrough Dec 1994 |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-LafayetteMay 20, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 20, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 1995
- 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
- Jan 5, 1995
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303223-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | May 19, 1986 | May 20, 1986 | Jul 6, 1986 | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19256 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marg | 8,195 | -8,178 |
| F-1A | 8,485 | -8,468 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,491 | 8,534 | Perforated |
| 8,532 | 8,534 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 90 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 520 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 9,060 | 8.5 | 525 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 | Mar 1, 1995 | Jan 17, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Sep 8, 1986 | Aug 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 30, 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 42-071-31794 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31794 → 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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