WELL · 42-215-31876 · DISTRICT 4
Smith Gas Unit No. 1 #3
Hidalgo County · Mercedes ( 3-M) field · Vertical
Smith Gas Unit NO. 1 #3 (API 42-215-31876) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged January 5, 2005, last operated by Texas Independent Explor. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1990, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, 3-H-1 Sand.
Operator of record
Texas Independent Explor. Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2002 · 272 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Independent Explor. Inc. |
| Production reports | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.through Jan 1996 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Mar 9, 1990 |
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 9, 1990
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 5, 2005
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Gas Unit No. 1 G-4-134139 | Mercedes ( 3-H-1) | Texas Independent Explor Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 66.5K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2005 |
| — O-4-11703 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370585-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Mar 6, 1990 | Mar 9, 1990 | — | 8,500 |
| 363535-99 | Drill | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Sep 1, 1989 | Sep 1, 1989 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-134139 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11703 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 68 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO (TOP) | 6,700 | -6,632 |
| 3-H-1 Sand | 7,440 | -7,372 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,442 | 7,450 | Perforated |
| 8,020 | 8,024 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,184 | 10.75 | 480 S |
| 4.5 | 8,626 | 7.875 | 789 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 | Jun 13, 1990 | Apr 9, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1990 | Nov 13, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 12, 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 42-215-31876 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31876 → 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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