WELL · 42-233-31823 · DISTRICT 10
Smith Ethel #8
Hutchinson County · Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. field · Shut IN · Vertical
Smith Ethel #8 (API 42-233-31823) is a well in Hutchinson County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed August 7, 1984 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 30, 1983, permitted to 3,400 ft.
It was permitted by North Star Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Red Beds, Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite, White Dolomite.
Its lease has reported 96.6K barrels of oil and 1.24M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by North Star Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 382 permits on file · (940) 232-5537
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Scout Energy Management LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | North Star Petroleum Corp.Dec 30, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1983
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 1984
- completed
- 96.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.24M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Ethel O-14-990 | Panhandle Hutchinson County Fld. | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 11 | 96.6K | 1.24M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,973 · prior 12 17,319(-48%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,415 · prior 12 1,641(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1North Star Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationNov 1993 → Apr 1997
- 3Huber, J. M., CorporationMay 1997 → Oct 2005
- 4Stallion Energy LLCNov 2005 → Jun 2007
- 5Linn Operating, Inc.Jul 2007 → Apr 2017
- 6Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Feb 2018
- 7Scout Energy Management LLCMar 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225395-99 | Drill | North Star Petroleum Corp. | Dec 30, 1983 | Dec 30, 1983 | Jan 26, 1984 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-990 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,334 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Beds | 510 | 2,824 |
| Panhandle Lime | 2,401 | 933 |
| Brown Dolomite | 2,903 | 431 |
| White Dolomite | 3,125 | 209 |
| Moore County Lime | 3,187 | 147 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,926 | 3,060 | Perforated |
| 3,097 | 3,205 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 552 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 3,303 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Nov 26, 1984 | Nov 12, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-233-31823 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-233-31823 → 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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