WELL · 42-249-31292 · DISTRICT 4
Smith Herbert #5
Jim Wells County · Ben Bolt (5800) field · Vertical
Smith Herbert #5 (API 42-249-31292) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged April 30, 1987, last operated by Williams Expl CO A Delaware Corp.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1983, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 5350' Sand, 5550' Sand, 5800' Sand.
Operator of record
Williams Expl Co a Delaware Corp
- Based in
- Tulsa, OK
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 31, 1986
- Permits on file
- 96
- Phone
- (713) 751-7383
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Williams Expl Co a Delaware Corp |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Williams Expl Co a Delaware CorpNov 21, 1983 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 1983
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 1981
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 30, 1987
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221462-99 | Recompletion | Williams Expl Co a Delaware Corp | Jul 5, 1984 | Nov 21, 1983 | — | 5,870 |
| 198155-99 | Recompletion | Williams Expl Co a Delaware Corp | Jun 9, 1983 | Jun 9, 1983 | — | 5,870 |
| 96941-99 | Drill | Paraffine Oil Corp. | Oct 27, 1980 | Oct 27, 1980 | Jan 12, 1981 | 6,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 190 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 5350' Sand | 5,345 | -5,155 |
| 5550' Sand | 5,555 | -5,365 |
| 5800' Sand | 5,790 | -5,600 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,856 | 4,863 | Perforated |
| 5,554 | 5,560 | Perforated |
| 5,790 | 5,794 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,093 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 2 | 5,440 | — | — |
| 2 | 5,638 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,870 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Aug 9, 1984 | Jun 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1984 | Jun 29, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 12, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 18, 1981 | — |
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 42-249-31292 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-31292 → 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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