WELL · 42-149-31233 · DISTRICT 3
Smith-Mariner #3H
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Smith-Mariner #3H (API 42-149-31233) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged February 5, 1999, last operated by Douglas Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1993, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Rainbow Producing Company and has since transferred to Douglas Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 14.4K barrels of oil and 70.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 1999. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rainbow Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2010
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Douglas Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Rainbow Producing Companythrough Feb 1997 |
| Latest permit | Rainbow Producing CompanyDec 14, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 1993
- last permit issued
- Mar 8, 1994
- completed
- 14.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 8, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 5, 1999
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith-Mariner O-3-13321 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Douglas Petroleum Inc. | 3 | 14.4K | 70.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1999 |
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.
- 1Rainbow Producing CompanyFeb 1994 → May 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418533-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rainbow Producing Company | Nov 22, 1993 | Dec 14, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 | 8,050 |
| 136206-99 | Drill | Mariner Energy Corporation | Oct 8, 1981 | Oct 8, 1981 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13321 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-13321 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 366 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,361 | -6,995 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,525 | 9,235 | Perforated |
| 7,811 | 8,027 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,774 | 12.25 | 1,007 S |
| 2.875 | 7,599 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,134 | 8.75 | 588 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 12, 1994 | Jun 6, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1994 | Dec 1, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 1, 1982 | — |
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 42-149-31233 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31233 → 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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