WELL · 42-183-31279 · DISTRICT 6
Smith Oil Unit #7
Gregg County · Willow Springs (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Directional
Smith Oil Unit #7 (API 42-183-31279) is a well in Gregg County operated by Craton Operating LLC, completed May 5, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 6, 1997, permitted to 7,850 ft.
It was permitted by H & S Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Craton Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Goodland, Buda, BMA, Rodessa.
Its lease has reported 86.3K barrels of oil and 611K mcf of gas since May 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by H & S Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Bellaire, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 14
- Phone
- (713) 900-3456
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Craton Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Craton Operating LLCthrough Apr 2024 |
| Latest permit | H & S Production, Inc.Feb 6, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,850
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 5, 1997
- completed
- 86.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 611K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 1997
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Oil Unit O-6-13689 | Willow Springs (Travis Peak) | Craton Operating LLC | 2 | 86.3K | 611K | May 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1H & S Production, Inc.May 1997 → Nov 1998
- 2Houston Exploration Company, TheDec 1998 → May 2007
- 3Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Mar 2015
- 4Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Dec 2022
- 5Craton Operating LLCJan 2023 → Apr 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458273-98 | Drill | H & S Production, Inc. | Jun 2, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | Mar 1, 1997 | 7,850 |
| 458273-99 | Drill | H & S Production, Inc. | Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1997 | Smith Oil Unit O-6-13689 | Willow Springs (Travis Peak) | Craton Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2024 | 7,850 |
| May 5, 1997 | Smith Oil Unit O-6-13689 | Willow Springs (Travis Peak) | Craton Operating LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 358 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,588 | 7,604 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,637 | 12.25 | 585 S |
| 4.5 | 7,849 | 7.875 | 425 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 | Jan 4, 2011 | Sep 27, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 2010 | Jun 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1997 | Jun 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 28, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-183-31279 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-31279 → 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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