WELL · 42-237-40572 · DISTRICT 9
Smith Lester #8
Jack County · Jack County Regular field · Shut IN · Vertical
Smith Lester #8 (API 42-237-40572) is a well in Jack County operated by W T X Capital Investments LLC, completed January 14, 1983 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 3, 2020, permitted to 500 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Gunsight, Atoka, Bryson, Butram.
Its lease has reported 30.1K barrels of oil and 44 mcf of gas since May 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 82 permits on file · (940) 642-0672
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | W T X Capital Investments LLC |
| Production reports | W T X Capital Investments, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | W T X Capital Investments, LLCNov 3, 2020 |
- 500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 2020
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 1983
- completed
- 30.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
33.368583, -98.248767
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Jack County.
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 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Lester O-13-28986 | Jack County Regular | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | 17 | 30.1K | 44 | May 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 588 · prior 12 762(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Aruba Petroleum, Ltd.May 1995 → Sep 1995
- 2Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Oct 1995 → Dec 2002
- 3W T X Capital Investments, LLCJan 2003 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 865853-99 | Drill | W T X Capital Investments, LLC | Oct 29, 2020 | Nov 3, 2020 | — | 500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28986 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,215 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 328 | 333 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 404 | 7.875 | 75 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 20, 2020 | Jan 29, 2020 | Yes |
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 42-237-40572 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-40572 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
September Song42-237-34835
0.1 KM · W T X Capital Investments, LLC · Section with this well →
| Gunsight | 365 | 850 |
| Bryson | — | |
| Butram | — | |
| Caddo | — | |
| Canyon | — | |
| Palo Pinto | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Village Bend | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lester Smith42-237-40565
0.2 KM · W T X Capital Investments, LLC · Section with this well →
| Gunsight | 345 | 870 |
| Weir | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Palo Pinto | — | |
| Canyon | — | |
| Caddo | — | |
| Butram | — | |
| Bryson | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lester Smith42-237-34398
0.2 KM · W T X Capital Investments, LLC · Section with this well →
| Gunsighg | 364 | 851 |
Lester Smith42-237-35357
0.3 KM · W T X Capital Investments, LLC · Section with this well →
| Gunsight | 345 | 870 |
| Atoka | — | |
| Butram | — | |
| Caddo | — | |
| Canyon | — | |
| Bryson | — | |
| Palo Pinto | — | |
| Strawn | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lester Smith42-237-34397
0.3 KM · W T X Capital Investments, LLC · Section with this well →
| Gunsight | 345 | 870 |
| Village Bend | — | |
| Bryson | — | |
| Butram | — | |
| Caddo | — | |
| Canyon | — | |
| Palo Pinto | — | |
| Strawn | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Harding42-237-40414
1.0 KM · White Knight Production LLC · Section with this well →
| Strawn | 1,732 | -760 |
| Caddo | 4,838 | -3,866 |
| Atoka | 5,032 | -4,060 |
| Canyon | — | |
| Gunsight | — | |
| Palo Pinto | — | |
| Weir | — | |
| Village Bend | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Briscoe42-237-40531
3.3 KM · Rwa, LLC · Section with this well →
| Gunsight | 360 | 654 |
| Bryson | — | |
| Butram | — | |
| Caddo | — | |
| Canyon | — | |
| Palo Pinto | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Village Bend | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Briscoe42-237-40530
3.6 KM · Rwa, LLC · Section with this well →
| Gunsight | 310 | 704 |
| Weir | — | |
| Village Bend | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Palo Pinto | — | |
| Atoka | — | |
| Canyon | — | |
| Caddo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000124687 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 5 | 165 | 330–390 |
TexNet catalog via USGS
Seismicity near this well
- 0
- M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
- —
- largest
A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →
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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