WELL · 42-273-32329 · DISTRICT 4
Smith Gas Unit 1 #1
Kleberg County · Kingsville SW (Cochiti) field · Producing · Vertical
Smith Gas Unit 1 #1 (API 42-273-32329) is a well in Kleberg County operated by Roy Jackson Energy Operating LL, completed October 7, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 26, 2001, permitted to 18,500 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Roy Jackson Energy Operating LL on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cochiti Sd, Acoma Sd.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Roy Jackson Energy Operating LL
Permitted by EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (512) 791-4267
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Roy Jackson Energy Operating LL |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough May 2017 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 26, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 26, 2001
- last permit issued
- Oct 7, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.78M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 7, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 Gas Unit 1 G-4-187132 | Kingsville, SW (Cochiti) | Roy Jackson Energy Operating, LL | 1 | 0 | 3.78M | Sep 2001 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Oct 2001 → Jul 2006
- 2EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2008
- 3Smith Production Inc.Aug 2008 → Aug 2009
- 4Sheridan Production Company, LLCSep 2009 → Aug 2013
- 5OXY USA Inc.Jan 2014 → Jan 2014
- 6Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511883-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 26, 2001 | Jul 26, 2001 | Aug 15, 2001 | 18,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-187132 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 68 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cochiti SD | 12,332 | -12,264 |
| Acoma SD | 12,622 | -12,554 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,332 | 12,406 | Perforated |
| 12,420 | 12,535 | Perforated |
| 12,556 | 12,570 | Perforated |
| 12,578 | 12,596 | Perforated |
| 12,622 | 12,720 | Perforated |
| 12,760 | 12,780 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,013 | 17.5 | 1,590 S |
| 9.625 | 9,500 | 12.25 | 865 S |
| 4.5 | 13,760 | 8.5 | 695 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 | Apr 26, 2002 | Nov 15, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Mar 19, 2002 | Nov 15, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-273-32329 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-273-32329 → 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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