WELL · 42-177-31958 · DISTRICT 1
Smith E.E. Unit VI #6 H
Gonzales County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Smith E.E. Unit VI #6 H (API 42-177-31958) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged April 9, 2018, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 1992, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 45.5K barrels of oil and 27.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2018.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meridian Oil Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,348
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Omega Energy Corp.through Dec 2006 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 29, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1992
- last permit issued
- May 12, 1992
- completed
- 45.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 9, 2018
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. Unit VI O-1-13666 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 45.5K | 27.5K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2018 |
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 Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Heritage Expl. & Prod. Co., Inc.Aug 1993 → Dec 2000
- 3Hopco Operating, Inc.Jan 2001 → Apr 2002
- 4Omega Energy Corp.Jan 2003 → Dec 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396280-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Jan 29, 1992 | Jan 29, 1992 | Mar 31, 1992 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1992 | Smith E.E. Unit VI O-1-13666 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 377 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 9,000 | -8,623 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,136 | -8,759 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,136 | 13,221 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,013 | 14.75 | 640 S |
| 7.625 | 9,151 | 9.875 | 1,095 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 | Feb 2, 1993 | Aug 17, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-177-31958 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31958 → 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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