WELL · 42-253-33298 · DISTRICT 7
Smith Claude #1
Jones County · Noodle NW. (Canyon Sd. 4100) field · Vertical
Smith Claude #1 (API 42-253-33298) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged August 21, 2001, last operated by Wells Oilfield Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 11, 1985, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Gillespie Oil Company and has since transferred to Wells Oilfield Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Canyon.
Its lease has reported 4.56K barrels of oil and 5.78K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2001.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gillespie Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 53 permits on file · (940) 521-1266
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wells Oilfield Services Inc. |
| Production reports | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.through Nov 1997 |
| Latest permit | Gillespie Oil CompanySep 11, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1985
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 1985
- completed
- 4.56K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.78K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 2001
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Claude O-8-23054 | Noodle, NW. (Canyon Sd. 4100) | Wells Oilfield Services, Inc. | 1 | 4.56K | 5.78K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2001 |
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.
- 1Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284555-99 | Drill | Gillespie Oil Company | Sep 11, 1985 | Sep 11, 1985 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-23054 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,784 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CanyonCANYON SAND | 3,954 | -2,170 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,954 | 3,958 | Perforated |
| 3,969 | 3,972 | Perforated |
| 4,054 | 4,060 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 169 | 11 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 4,100 | 7.875 | 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 | Oct 31, 1985 | Oct 17, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-253-33298 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-33298 → 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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