WELL · 42-173-32517 · DISTRICT 8
Smith Unit #1
Glasscock County · Mustang (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Smith Unit #1 (API 42-173-32517) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged February 17, 2015, last operated by Ppc Operating Company LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 2012, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by BC Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Ppc Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn, Devonian.
Its 2 leases have reported 61.5K barrels of oil and 119K mcf of gas since August 1995, last reporting in July 2018. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by BC Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2019 · 178 permits on file · (325) 668-9230
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | PPC Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | PPC Operating Company LLCthrough Nov 2013 |
| Latest permit | BC Operating, Inc.Jul 13, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jan 1, 1996
- completed
- 61.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 119K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Jul 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 1, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Unit O-10-43340 | Mustang (Wolfcamp) | PPC Operating Company LLC | 1 | 4.63K | 8.54K | Oct 2011 – Jul 2018 |
| Smith Unit O-10-34614 | Mustang (Fusselman) | PPC Operating Company LLC | 1 | 56.9K | 110K | Aug 1995 – Jun 2018 |
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.
- 1Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Aug 1995 → Feb 2000
- 2Patterson Petroleum LPMar 2000 → May 2007
- 3BC Operating, Inc.Jun 2007 → Nov 2012
- 4PPC Operating Company LLCDec 2012 → Nov 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 742883-99 | Recompletion | BC Operating, Inc. | Jun 14, 2012 | Jul 13, 2012 | Nov 1, 1995 | 11,300 |
| 434843-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 13, 1995 | Apr 13, 1995 | Jul 4, 1995 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34614 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-43340 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,610 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,732 | 8,830 | Perforated |
| 11,198 | 11,236 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 315 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 3,620 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 7 | 11,198 | 8.75 | 340 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 | Nov 4, 2013 | Nov 29, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 23, 1995 | Sep 7, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-173-32517 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-32517 → 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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