WELL · 42-071-32073 · DISTRICT 3
Smith, Clara #8
Chambers County · Vertical
Smith, Clara #8 (API 42-071-32073) is a permitted well in Chambers County filed by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1996 and 2006, permitted to 9,400 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Fig Ridge (Marginulina), Fig Ridge (F-2).
Its 2 leases have reported 14.7K barrels of oil and 34K mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 234 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Sawtooth Operating Co., Inc.through Nov 2022 |
| Latest permit | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 13, 2006 |
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 13, 2006
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 14.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Clara O-3-23294 | Fig Ridge (F-2) | Gcows Operating LLC | 1 | 14.7K | 34K | Jul 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Smith, Clara C. G-3-162905 | Fig Ridge (Marginulina) | Oryx Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 1997 – Jul 1997 |
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 CompanyJul 1997 → Feb 1999
- 2Sawtooth Operating Co., Inc.Jan 2021 → Nov 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 615741-99 | Recompletion | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | Mar 13, 2006 | Mar 13, 2006 | — | 8,780 |
| 464423-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Jun 30, 1997 | Jun 30, 1997 | Jul 18, 1997 | 9,400 |
| 455159-99 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Nov 14, 1996 | Nov 14, 1996 | Feb 1, 1997 | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-162905 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23294 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 18 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Fig Ridge (Marginulina) | 8,154 | -8,136 |
| Fig Ridge (F-2) | 8,544 | -8,526 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,154 | 8,164 | Perforated |
| 8,544 | 8,558 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,020 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 1,020 | 7.875 | 440 S |
| 5.5 | 9,060 | 7.875 | 440 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 | Sep 14, 2006 | Apr 7, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1997 | Aug 18, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1997 | May 5, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-071-32073 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-32073 → 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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