TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · SMITHERS, WAYLON LEASE · API 42-251-31972 · DISTRICT 7C
Smithers Waylon #4H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Smithers Waylon #4H (API 42-251-31972) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Eagleridge Operating LLC, completed October 26, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 9, 2007, permitted to 6,044 ft.
It was permitted by Quicksilver Resources Inc. and has since transferred to Eagleridge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 729 barrels of oil and 408K mcf of gas since June 2007, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Quicksilver Resources Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 129
- Phone
- (214) 295-6704
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagleridge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Eagleridge Operating, LLCthrough Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Quicksilver Resources Inc.Jul 9, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,044
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 9, 2007
- last permit issued
- Oct 26, 2007
- completed
- 729
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 408K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · NOV 2007 THROUGH JUN 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 26, 2007
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithers, Waylon G-13-235526 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 729 | 408K | Jun 2007 – Jun 2023 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Smithers Waylon
Eagleridge Operating LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Johnson County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Quicksilver Resources Inc.Nov 2007 → Dec 2014
- 2Barnett Shale Operating LLCFeb 2012 → Apr 2012
- 3Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCApr 2016 → Dec 2019
- 4Blackbeard Operating, LLCJan 2020 → Apr 2020
- 5Diversified Production LLCMay 2022 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641519-99 | Drill | Quicksilver Resources Inc. | Jun 27, 2007 | Jul 9, 2007 | Aug 10, 2007 | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2007 | Smithers Waylon G-13-235526 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2023 | 6,044 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 670 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 5,672 | -5,002 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,413 | -5,743 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,670 | 8,770 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 900 | 12.25 | 345 S |
| 5.5 | 8,843 | 8.75 | 580 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 27, 2008 | Dec 7, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-251-31972 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-31972 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for 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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