WELL · 42-115-33327 · DISTRICT 8

Big Hoss #1

Plugged

Dawson County · Willene (Fusselman) field  · Vertical

Big Hoss #1 (API 42-115-33327) is a plugged well in Dawson County, plugged April 11, 2019, last operated by Smith Energy Operating Company.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2010 and 2019, permitted to 12,000 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Spray Berry, Wolfcamp, Mississippian.

Its 2 leases have reported 105K barrels of oil and 40.4K mcf of gas since September 2010, last reporting in February 2020. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Smith Energy Operating Company

Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 55 permits on file · (806) 543-2505

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleSmith Energy Operating Company
Production reportsSmith Energy Operating Companythrough Nov 2017
Latest permitSmith Energy Operating CompanyFeb 5, 2019
12,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Feb 5, 2019
last permit issued
Jan 9, 2019
completed
105K
cumulative oil, bbl
40.4K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2010 THROUGH Feb 2020

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 9, 2019
Shut in
—
Plugged
Apr 11, 2019

Surface location

32.959787, -101.874221

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Dawson County.

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Big Hoss O-11-70844Smith (Spraberry)Smith Energy Operating Company100Feb 2019 – Feb 2020
Big Hoss O-11-69591Willene (Fusselman)Smith Energy Operating Company1105K40.4KSep 2010 – Jun 2019

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.

  1. 1Raw Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 2010 → Aug 2015
  2. 2Smith Energy Operating CompanySep 2015 → Nov 2017

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
849431-99RecompletionSmith Energy Operating CompanyJan 30, 2019Feb 5, 2019—9,000
699125-99DrillRaw Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 16, 2010Jul 20, 2010Aug 10, 201012,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-11-69591————
—— O-11-70844————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,045 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
San Andres4,050-1,005
Spray Berry6,885-3,840
Wolfcamp8,475-5,430
Mississippian10,384-7,339
Fusselman10,820-7,775
Sylvan Shell10,845-7,800

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,8467,850Perforated
7,8567,860Perforated
10,82010,834Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.37540017.5305 S
8.6254,100111,110 S
5.511,0007.875465 S
5.5—7.875735 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Mar 19, 2019Feb 14, 2019—
00Feb 25, 2019Jan 15, 2019—
00Jan 7, 2019Nov 6, 2018—
00Nov 19, 2010Oct 20, 2010Yes
00Nov 1, 2010——

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Smith (Spraberry) Unit42-115-33787

3.2 KM · Estancia Oil & Gas, LLC · Section with this well →

San Andres4,000-931
Spraberry7,840-4,771
Pennsylvanian—
Mississippian—
Devonian—
Wolfcamp—
Silurian (undifferentiated)—
Dean—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Smith (Spraberry) Unit42-115-33786

3.8 KM · Estancia Oil & Gas, LLC · Section with this well →

San Andres4,000-923
Spraberry7,850-4,773
Dean—
Mississippian—
Pennsylvanian—
Silurian (undifferentiated)—
Wolfcamp—
Yates—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Smith (Spraberry) Unit42-115-33905

4.3 KM · Estancia Oil & Gas, LLC · Section with this well →

San Andres4,810-1,716
Spraberry7,080-3,986
Canyon—
Yates—
Wolfcamp—
Silurian (undifferentiated)—
Pennsylvanian—
Mississippian—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Crossland42-115-33775

5.3 KM · Halvey Energy, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates2,538498
San Andres3,645-609
Spraberry6,633-3,597
Pennsylvanian—
Mississippian—
Devonian—
Dean—
Canyon—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Crossland42-115-33814

5.5 KM · Halvey Energy, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates2,536503
San Andres3,635-596
Spraberry6,623-3,584
Mississippian—
Pennsylvanian—
Silurian (undifferentiated)—
Wolfcamp—
Dean—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Witte42-115-33756

10.5 KM · Halvey Energy, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates2,514493
San Andres3,857-850
Spraberry6,690-3,683
Wolfcamp—
Silurian (undifferentiated)—
Canyon—
Pennsylvanian—
Mississippian—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Moore 5042-305-30570

11.1 KM · Smith Energy Operating Company · Section with this well →

Yates2,657455
Glorieta—
Ellenburger—
Mississippian—
Pennsylvanian—
San Andres—

Park42-305-30572

13.0 KM · HW Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Yates2,530547
San Andres3,650-573
Glorieta5,230-2,153
Ellenburger—
Mississippian—
Pennsylvanian—

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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