WELL · 42-083-34487 · DISTRICT 7
Smith-McKnight #20J
Coleman County · Coleman County Regular field · Vertical
Smith-Mcknight #20J (API 42-083-34487) is a well in Coleman County operated by Ringo Rig LLC, completed July 22, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 26, 1985, permitted to 640 ft.
It was permitted by Wilson, Dewey and has since transferred to Ringo Rig LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cook, Crystal Falls.
Its lease has reported 4.01K barrels of oil and 35 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wilson, Dewey; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Coleman, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (682) 333-4655
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ringo Rig LLC |
| Production reports | Ringo Rig LLCthrough Mar 2018 |
| Latest permit | Wilson, DeweyJun 26, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 640
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 1985
- completed
- 4.01K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 1985
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith-McKnight O-8-19940 | Coleman County Regular | Ringo Rig LLC | 5 | 4.01K | 35 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Wilson, DeweyJan 1993 → Mar 1998
- 2Redbank Oil & Gas Co.Apr 1998 → Jun 2017
- 3Ringo Rig LLCDec 2017 → Mar 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278725-99 | Drill | Wilson, Dewey | Jun 10, 1985 | Jun 26, 1985 | — | 640 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-19940 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 585 | 600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 640 | 7.875 | 125 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 24, 1985 | Jun 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1985 | Aug 2, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-083-34487 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-083-34487 → 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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