WELL · 42-083-31315 · DISTRICT 7
Smith O. B. #3
Coleman County · Coleman County Regular (Gas) field · Vertical
Smith O. B. #3 (API 42-083-31315) is a plugged well in Coleman County, plugged July 5, 2018, last operated by Rice James D..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 16, 1977, permitted to 2,990 ft.
It was permitted by Oil Investment Company and has since transferred to Rice James D. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 4 barrels of oil and 7.07K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2018. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Oil Investment Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Santa Anna, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2006
- Permits on file
- 89
- Phone
- (325) 348-3047
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rice James D. |
| Production reports | Rice Drilling Companythrough Dec 1998 |
| Latest permit | Oil Investment CompanyNov 16, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,990
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1977
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 4
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.07K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 5, 2018
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, O. B. G-8-146297 | Coleman County Regular | Rice Drilling Company | 1 | 0 | 6.26K | Jul 1993 – Jun 2018 |
| Smith, O.B. O-8-25299 | Coleman County Regular | Rice, James D. | 2 | 4 | 809 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Rice, James D.Feb 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Rice Drilling CompanyFeb 1994 → Dec 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12247-99 | Drill | Oil Investment Company | Nov 16, 1977 | Nov 16, 1977 | Dec 3, 1977 | 2,990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-146297 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25299 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,265 | 2,283 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 263 | 11 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 2,350 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Oct 28, 1993 | Aug 10, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Sep 7, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 29, 1977 | — |
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 42-083-31315 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-083-31315 → 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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