WELL · 42-181-81185 · DISTRICT 9
Smith Ranch #1
Grayson County · Lone (Novac) field · Vertical
Smith Ranch #1 (API 42-181-81185) is a plugged well in Grayson County, plugged August 18, 1993, last operated by Loch Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1991, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Arkansas Novaculite.
Operator of record
Gainesville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 1998 · 9 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Loch Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Loch Exploration, Inc.Dec 17, 1991 |
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jan 30, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 30, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 18, 1993
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 Ranch O-13-28421 | Lone (Novac) | Loch Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395177-99 | Reenter | Loch Exploration, Inc. | Dec 17, 1991 | Dec 17, 1991 | Dec 23, 1991 | 5,000 |
| 88116-99 | Other | Laguna Petroleum Co. | Jul 29, 1980 | Jul 29, 1980 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28421 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 696 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Novaculite | 4,730 | -4,034 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,815 | 4,838 | Perforated |
| 4,815 | 6,976 | Perforated |
| 4,870 | 4,899 | Perforated |
| 4,950 | 5,000 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 615 | 14.75 | 575 S |
| 9.625 | 4,004 | 12.25 | 2,645 S |
| 2.375 | 5,107 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,069 | 7.875 | 1,200 S |
| 4.5 | 7,069 | 9.875 | 1,200 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 | Dec 9, 1992 | Jul 30, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Oct 19, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 10, 1981 | — |
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 42-181-81185 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-81185 → 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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