TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · SMITH LEASE · API 42-121-31546 · DISTRICT 7C
Smith #2
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Smith #2 (API 42-121-31546) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged November 17, 2009, last operated by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 15, 2002, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Republic Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 121 barrels of oil and 70.6K mcf of gas since June 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Republic Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 19, 2019
- Permits on file
- 3,078
- Phone
- (303) 623-2300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. |
| Production reports | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.through Apr 2008 |
| Latest permit | Republic Energy Inc.May 15, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 15, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 21, 2002
- completed
- 121
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2002 THROUGH Apr 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 21, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 17, 2009
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 G-13-191615 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | 1 | 121 | 70.6K | Jun 2002 – Apr 2008 |
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.
- 1Republic Energy Inc.Aug 2002 → Feb 2003
- 2Winchester Production CompanyMar 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Apr 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519999-99 | Drill | Republic Energy Inc. | May 14, 2002 | May 15, 2002 | May 31, 2002 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2002 | Smith G-13-191615 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 603 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,700 | -3,097 |
| Marble Falls | 7,074 | -6,471 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,432 | -6,829 |
| Viola | 7,942 | -7,339 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,434 | 7,536 | Perforated |
| 7,654 | 7,906 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,209 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 5.5 | 8,018 | 7.875 | 360 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 7, 2003 | Sep 23, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-121-31546 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31546 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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