WELL · 42-177-31905 · DISTRICT 1
Smith E. E. #3H
Gonzales County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Smith E. E. #3H (API 42-177-31905) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged June 20, 2014, last operated by Claron Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 24, 1991, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Claron Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Claron Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 24, 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
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1991
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 20, 2014
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, E. E. O-1-13667 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | Claron Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387133-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Apr 24, 1991 | Apr 24, 1991 | Apr 30, 1991 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13667 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 287 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,450 | -8,163 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,579 | -8,292 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,599 | 10,207 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,026 | 14.75 | 765 S |
| 7.625 | 8,599 | 9.875 | 1,140 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 | Apr 23, 1993 | Aug 3, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-177-31905 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31905 → 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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