WELL · 42-199-32460 · DISTRICT 3

Arco Fee Silsbee #6

Plugged

Hardin County · Buna West (Wilcox) field  · Vertical

Arco Fee Silsbee #6 (API 42-199-32460) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged November 1, 1996, last operated by Smith Production Inc..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 8, 1988, permitted to 11,300 ft.

It was permitted by Rio Bravo Oil Company and has since transferred to Smith Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.

Operator of record

Smith Production Inc.

Permitted by Rio Bravo Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 433 permits on file · (800) 533-3182

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleSmith Production Inc.
Production reportsKriti Exploration, Inc.through Feb 1995
Latest permitRio Bravo Oil CompanyFeb 8, 1988

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

11,300
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Feb 8, 1988
last permit issued
Apr 30, 1988
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
76.1K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1999

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 30, 1988
Shut in
—
Plugged
Nov 1, 1996

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Arco Fee Silsbee G-3-127327Buna, West (Wilcox)Smith Production Inc.1076.1KJan 1993 – Feb 1999

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.

  1. 1Rio Bravo Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1993
  2. 2Kriti Exploration, Inc.Oct 1993 → Feb 1995

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
342256-99DrillRio Bravo Oil CompanyFeb 4, 1988Feb 8, 1988—11,300

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-127327————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 40 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Wilcox10,840-10,800

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
10,94610,964Perforated
11,03111,041Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
1667——
10.752,63514.751,560 S
7.62510,7399.875650 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 14, 1988Sep 13, 1988—
00Jun 21, 1988May 19, 1988Yes
00Jun 9, 1988——

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.

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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