WELL · 42-177-31870 · DISTRICT 1
Smith E. E. Jr. Estate #2H
Gonzales County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Smith E. E. JR. Estate #2H (API 42-177-31870) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged February 1, 2019, last operated by Hopco Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 6, 1991, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Hopco Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 166K barrels of oil and 86.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2019. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meridian Oil Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Stafford, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 6, 2017 · 1 permits on file · (281) 744-1410
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hopco Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Hopco Operating, Inc.through Dec 2004 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Feb 6, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 7, 1991
- completed
- 166K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 86.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 7, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, E. E. Unit II O-1-13537 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 73.3K | 28.9K | Jan 1993 – Apr 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 |
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.Sep 1993 → Jul 2000
- 4Hopco Operating, Inc.Jan 2001 → Sep 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383681-98 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Oct 28, 1991 | Feb 6, 1991 | — | 11,887 |
| 383681-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Jan 21, 1991 | Feb 6, 1991 | Apr 14, 1991 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12612 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13537 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 327 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,596 | -8,269 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,770 | -8,443 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,788 | 11,887 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,040 | 14.75 | 665 S |
| 7.625 | 8,788 | 9.875 | 255 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 | Jun 18, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1991 | Jun 18, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-177-31870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31870 → 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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