WELL · 42-131-39448 · DISTRICT 4
Drought 156 #5
Duval County · Neely East ( 600 -B-) field · Vertical
Drought 156 #5 (API 42-131-39448) is a well in Duval County operated by Smith Production Inc., completed March 23, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 17, 2014, permitted to 3,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Casa Blanca, Neely E 600 B Sand, Catahoula, Jackson.
Its 2 leases have reported 16.5K barrels of oil since March 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 433
- Phone
- (281) 296-5600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Smith Production Inc.through Jun 2022 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Jan 17, 2014 |
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 2014
- completed
- 16.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 2014
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drought 156 O-4-13906 | Casa Blanca | Mountain V Texas, LLC | 1 | 16.5K | 0 | Mar 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Drought 156 O-4-13876 | Neely, East ( 600 -B-) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2014 – May 2015 |
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.
- 1Smith Production Inc.Mar 2014 → Jun 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776647-98 | Drill | Smith Production Inc. | May 14, 2014 | Jan 17, 2014 | Mar 1, 2014 | 3,000 |
| 776647-99 | Drill | Smith Production Inc. | Jan 6, 2014 | Jan 17, 2014 | — | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-13876 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13906 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 427 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Casa Blanca | 930 | -503 |
| Neely E 600 B Sand | 930 | -503 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | — | — |
| JacksonJACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; H2 | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
| Palangana Salt - Injection/Dispo | — | — |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Vicksburg | — | — |
| Wilcox | — | — |
| YeguaYEGUA - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 935 | 944 | Perforated |
| 1,001 | 1,007 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 349 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 1,089 | 7.875 | 225 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 | May 6, 2015 | Jun 30, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 6, 2015 | Apr 29, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-131-39448 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-39448 → 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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