WELL · 42-073-30746 · DISTRICT 6
Smith Billy G. #1
Cherokee County · Ricappy (Rodessa) field · Producing · Vertical
Smith Billy G. #1 (API 42-073-30746) is a well in Cherokee County operated by Culver & Cain Production LLC, completed August 20, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 25, 1988, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mcconathy Production CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Culver & Cain Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Glen Rose.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by McConathy Production Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (903) 571-2364
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Culver & Cain Production LLC |
| Production reports | Culver & Cain Production LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | McConathy Production Co., Inc.Mar 25, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 1988
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 833K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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, Billy G. G-6-129259 | Ricappy (Rodessa) | Culver & Cain Production LLC | 1 | 0 | 833K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,510 · prior 12 15,073(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Eagle Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 2016
- 2Culver & Cain Production LLCSep 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344451-98 | Drill | McConathy Production Co., Inc. | Dec 9, 1988 | Mar 25, 1988 | — | 10,500 |
| 344451-99 | Drill | McConathy Production Co., Inc. | Mar 25, 1988 | Mar 25, 1988 | Mar 28, 1988 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-129259 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 598 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN | 4,806 | -4,208 |
| Woodbine | 4,912 | -4,314 |
| Buda | 5,715 | -5,117 |
| Glen Rose | 7,160 | -6,562 |
| Rodessa | 8,710 | -8,112 |
| James LimeJAMES | 9,205 | -8,607 |
| Pettit | 9,405 | -8,807 |
| Travis Peak | 9,650 | -9,052 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,742 | 8,754 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98.625 | 2,193 | 12.25 | 1,335 S |
| 5.5 | 10,310 | 7.875 | 850 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 5, 1989 | Dec 2, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 31, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-073-30746 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-30746 → 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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