WELL · 42-177-31940 · DISTRICT 1
Smith E. E. -A- #5H
Gonzales County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Smith E. E. -A- #5H (API 42-177-31940) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged December 4, 2003, last operated by Jemco Production Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 2, 1991, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Jemco Production Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 94.3K barrels of oil and 62.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2013. 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.
Parsippany, NJ · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jemco Production Inc |
| Production reports | Hopco Operating, Inc.through Dec 2004 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Aug 2, 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
- Aug 2, 1991
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 1991
- completed
- 94.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 62.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2003
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. Jr. Estate O-1-12612 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | Hopco Operating, Inc. | 4 | 92.5K | 57.6K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2013 |
| Smith, E. E. -A- O-1-13535 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | Jemco Production, Inc | 1 | 1.78K | 4.64K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 3Heritage Expl. & Prod. Co., Inc.Aug 1993 → Dec 2000
- 4Hopco Operating, Inc.Jan 2001 → Sep 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390534-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Aug 2, 1991 | Aug 2, 1991 | Sep 30, 1991 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12612 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13535 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 377 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 9,306 | -8,929 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,480 | -9,103 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,825 | 12,690 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,020 | 14.75 | 685 S |
| 7.625 | 9,496 | 9.875 | 290 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 | Dec 6, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1992 | Dec 6, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-177-31940 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31940 → 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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