TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · SMITH LEASE · API 42-121-31591 · DISTRICT 7C
Smith #4
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Smith #4 (API 42-121-31591) is a plugged horizontal well in Denton County, plugged November 13, 2009, last operated by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 11, 2002, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Winchester Production Company 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.
Operator of record
Permitted by Winchester Production Company; 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 Sep 2009 |
| Latest permit | Winchester Production CompanyJul 11, 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
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 596K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2003 THROUGH Nov 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 13, 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-13-198534 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | 1 | 0 | 596K | Jun 2003 – Nov 2009 |
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.
- 1Winchester Production CompanyJun 2003 → Dec 2004
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Sep 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521759-98 | Drill | Winchester Production Company | May 6, 2003 | Jul 11, 2002 | May 6, 2003 | 8,300 |
| 521759-99 | Drill | Republic Energy Inc. | Jul 11, 2002 | Jul 11, 2002 | — | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2003 | Smith G-13-198534 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 580 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,800 | -3,220 |
| Marble Falls | 6,876 | -6,296 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,264 | -6,684 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,496 | -6,916 |
| Viola | 7,760 | -7,180 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | — | — |
| Marble Falls | — | — |
| Viola | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,110 | 9,670 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,264 | 14.75 | 895 S |
| 5.5 | 9,689 | 7.875 | 180 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 | Aug 8, 2006 | Mar 27, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 2004 | Nov 24, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-121-31591 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31591 → 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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