WELL · 42-177-31769 · DISTRICT 1
Smith E.E. Jr. Estate #1H
Gonzales County · Smiley SE (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Smith E.E. JR. Estate #1H (API 42-177-31769) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged April 29, 2019, last operated by Meridian Oil Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 20, 1990, permitted to 14,498 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its 3 leases have reported 148K barrels of oil and 76.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2019. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 27, 1995
- Permits on file
- 804
- Phone
- (713) 624-9000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Meridian Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | 1836 Resources, LLCthrough Nov 2018 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 20, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,498
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 1990
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1990
- completed
- 148K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 76.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 2019
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, E. E. O-1-13536 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | 1836 Resources, LLC | 2 | 55.2K | 18.8K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2019 |
| Smith, E. E. Jr. Estate O-1-12612 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | Hopco Operating, Inc. | 4 | 92.5K | 57.6K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2013 |
| — O-1-12483 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Heritage Expl. & Prod. Co., Inc.Aug 1993 → Dec 2000
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Aug 1993 → Jun 2009
- 4Hopco Operating, Inc.Jan 2001 → Sep 2004
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jul 2009 → Mar 2010
- 6Square One CorporationApr 2010 → Dec 2012
- 7Progenies Operating LLCJan 2013 → May 2016
- 81836 Resources, LLCJun 2016 → Nov 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371226-98 | Field transfer | Meridian Oil Inc. | May 24, 1990 | Mar 20, 1990 | — | 14,498 |
| 371226-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Mar 20, 1990 | Mar 20, 1990 | Mar 27, 1990 | 14,498 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12483 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12612 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13536 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 369 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,455 | -8,086 |
| Anacacho | 8,497 | -8,128 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,634 | -8,265 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,761 | -8,392 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,783 | 11,368 | Open hole |
| 8,783 | 11,369 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 100 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 911 | 17.5 | 855 S |
| 9.625 | 8,783 | 12.25 | 390 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 | Jun 10, 1992 | Oct 3, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1990 | Oct 3, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1990 | Jun 1, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 14, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-177-31769 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31769 → 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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