WELL · 42-215-31606 · DISTRICT 4
Smith - Coates #1B
Hidalgo County · Shepherd SE. (Marks) field · Vertical
Smith - Coates #1B (API 42-215-31606) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged December 11, 1989, last operated by Pintex Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 1985, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by May Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Pintex Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by May Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 5, 2004 · 79 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pintex Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | May Petroleum, Inc.Apr 22, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 11, 1989
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — G-4-123450 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273372-99 | Drill | May Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 22, 1985 | Apr 22, 1985 | May 7, 1985 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-123450 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,458 | 8,504 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,496 | 12.5 | 820 S |
| 7 | 8,150 | 8.75 | 925 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 | Apr 7, 1987 | Feb 12, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-215-31606 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31606 → 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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