WELL · 42-185-30783 · DISTRICT 3
Will D. Smith #1
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Will D. Smith #1 (API 42-185-30783) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged May 24, 2018, last operated by Etx Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2012 and 2013, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by New Gulf Resources, LLC and has since transferred to Etx Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Pcgp, Pecan Gap, Astn, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 422 barrels of oil and 1.65K mcf of gas since February 2013, last reporting in August 2018. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by New Gulf Resources, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Apr 6, 2023 · 38 permits on file · (866) 598-1407
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Etx Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Halcon Operating Co., Inc.through Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Halcon Operating Co., Inc.Oct 14, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 2013
- last permit issued
- Oct 25, 2013
- completed
- 422
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.65K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2013 THROUGH Aug 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 25, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 24, 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will D. Smith O-3-26977 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Etx Energy, LLC | 1 | 418 | 956 | Oct 2013 – Aug 2018 |
| Will D. Smith O-3-26235 | Wildcat | New Gulf Resources, LLC | 1 | 4 | 691 | Feb 2013 – May 2016 |
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.
- 1Halcon Operating Co., Inc.May 2013 → Dec 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 771170-98 | Recompletion | New Gulf Resources, LLC | Jan 15, 2015 | Oct 14, 2013 | Oct 9, 2013 | 11,250 |
| 771170-99 | Recompletion | Halcon Operating Co., Inc. | Oct 4, 2013 | Oct 14, 2013 | — | 10,430 |
| 741062-99 | Drill | WG Operating, Inc. | May 18, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Aug 31, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-26235 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-26977 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 292 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pcgp | 9,423 | -9,131 |
| Pecan Gap | 9,423 | -9,131 |
| Astn | 10,129 | -9,837 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,129 | -9,837 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 10,380 | -10,088 |
| Egfd | 10,380 | -10,088 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,324 | 10,372 | Perforated |
| 11,580 | 11,762 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,025 | 14.75 | 3,500 S |
| 7.625 | 10,949 | 9.75 | 795 S |
| 5.5 | 15,965 | 6.25 | 1,080 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 | May 10, 2016 | Sep 4, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2014 | May 28, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-185-30783 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30783 → 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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