WELL · 42-177-31041 · DISTRICT 1
Smith B #2
Gonzales County · Bebe (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Smith B #2 (API 42-177-31041) is a well in Gonzales County operated by Pace Exploration Corporation, completed June 14, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 28, 1981, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Carter, J.E. Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Pace Exploration Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 32.6K barrels of oil and 23 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Carter, J.E. Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Gonzales, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 15, 1990
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pace Exploration Corporation |
| Production reports | Tri-C Resources Partners I, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Carter, J.E. Energy, Inc.Jul 28, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 1985
- completed
- 32.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 1985
- 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 lease 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 -A- O-1-7041 | Bebe (Austin Chalk) | Tri-C Resources Partners I, LLC | 2 | 32.6K | 23 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 632 · prior 12 470(+34%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Libom Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2002
- 2IpactOct 2002 → Feb 2010
- 3Redwood Operating, Inc.Jul 2009 → May 2011
- 4Western Energy Group, LLCJun 2011 → Dec 2014
- 5Galilee Oil Investments LLCAug 2018 → Jun 2023
- 6Tri-C Resources, LLCJul 2023 → Feb 2026
- 7Tri-C Resources Partners I, LLCMar 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127418-99 | Drill | Carter, J.E. Energy, Inc. | Jul 28, 1981 | Jul 28, 1981 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7041 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 6,060 | Perforated |
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 | Mar 13, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1985 | Jun 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-177-31041 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31041 → 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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