WELL · 42-203-30609 · DISTRICT 6
Smelley W.H. Sr #1
Harrison County · Alpine (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Smelley W.H. SR #1 (API 42-203-30609) is a plugged well in Harrison County, plugged March 15, 2004, last operated by Bowles Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1992, permitted to 9,100 ft.
It was permitted by Krt Operating and has since transferred to Bowles Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Pecan Gap, Glen Rose, BMA.
Its 2 leases have reported 29.6K barrels of oil and 84.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2004. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by KRT Operating; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 64 permits on file · (903) 753-7061
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bowles Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Bowles Energy, Inc.through Feb 2004 |
| Latest permit | KRT OperatingJun 18, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 1992
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 1978
- completed
- 29.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 84.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 15, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelley, W. H. Sr. O-6-13032 | Alpine (Pettit) | Bowles Energy, Inc. | 1 | 29.6K | 84.2K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2004 |
| Smelley, W.H. Sr G-6-83237 | Alpine (Travis Peak) | Bowles Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2004 |
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.
- 1KRT OperatingJan 1993 → Aug 1997
- 2Cotton Valley Operating CompanySep 1997 → Feb 1999
- 3Bowles Energy, Inc.Mar 1999 → Feb 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400257-99 | Recompletion | KRT Operating | Jun 16, 1992 | Jun 18, 1992 | May 15, 1992 | 8,975 |
| 34933-99 | Drill | Key Production Co. | Oct 18, 1978 | Oct 18, 1978 | Oct 23, 1978 | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-83237 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13032 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 399 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,511 | 7,515 | Perforated |
| 7,517 | 7,519 | Perforated |
| 8,399 | 8,891 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,024 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 2.375 | 8,380 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,975 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Jul 31, 1992 | Jun 15, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 1979 | — |
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 42-203-30609 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-30609 → 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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