WELL · 42-201-32153 · DISTRICT 3
Smith Ashbel #2 #40
Harris County · Goose Creek field · Directional
Smith Ashbel #2 #40 (API 42-201-32153) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged October 12, 2023, last operated by Trek Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 12, 1988, permitted to 4,650 ft.
It was permitted by Bhp Petroleum (Americas) Inc. and has since transferred to Trek Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its lease has reported 384K barrels of oil and 59.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 23 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 77 permits on file · (214) 679-3510
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Trek Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Trek Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.Sep 12, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 1988
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 1988
- completed
- 384K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 59.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 2023
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 23 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Ashbel #2 O-3-1809 | Goose Creek | Trek Resources, Inc. | 23 | 384K | 59.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,282 · prior 12 993(+29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Union Seaboard CorporationApr 1995 → Jul 1995
- 3D & G Operating Company, Inc.Aug 1995 → Feb 1996
- 4Wood Energy CorporationMar 1996 → Aug 1998
- 5Dallas Operating Corp.Sep 1998 → Sep 1999
- 6Texas American Resources CompanyOct 1999 → Sep 2006
- 7Foothills Texas, Inc.Oct 2006 → Aug 2019
- 8Trek Resources, Inc.Sep 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351123-99 | Drill | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. | Sep 12, 1988 | Sep 12, 1988 | — | 4,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-1809 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 12 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO SANDS | 4,110 | -4,098 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,182 | 4,185 | Perforated |
| 4,194 | 4,198 | Perforated |
| 4,219 | 4,239 | Perforated |
| 4,248 | 4,256 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,379 | 14.75 | 825 S |
| 7 | 4,667 | 9.875 | 1,035 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 | Sep 2, 2005 | May 26, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1989 | Dec 21, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-201-32153 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-32153 → 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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