WELL · 42-275-31769 · DISTRICT 9
Smith Jay #5
Knox County · Goree field · Vertical
Smith Jay #5 (API 42-275-31769) is a plugged well in Knox County, plugged February 24, 2017, last operated by Petron Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 21, 1986, permitted to 1,999 ft.
It was permitted by Paschal Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Petron Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Base Dotham, Tannehill.
Its lease has reported 15K barrels of oil and 6 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Paschal Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · (214) 707-5667
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petron Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Petron Energy, Inc.through Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Paschal Petroleum, Inc.May 21, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 21, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 4, 1986
- completed
- 15K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 4, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 24, 2017
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; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Jay O-13-24120 | Goree | Petron Energy, Inc. | 6 | 15K | 6 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Paschal Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Titan Energy, Inc.Jun 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Creston Petroleum Corp.Sep 1995 → Nov 1998
- 4M-B Operating Co., Inc.Apr 1999 → May 2009
- 5One Energy Operating Corp.Jul 2009 → Jul 2011
- 6Petron Energy, Inc.Aug 2011 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302336-99 | Drill | Paschal Petroleum, Inc. | May 19, 1986 | May 21, 1986 | Jul 7, 1986 | 1,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24120 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,472 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 1,344 | 128 |
| Base Dotham | 1,641 | -169 |
| TannehillTANNEHILL SD | 1,840 | -368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,840 | 1,853 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 100 | 12.25 | 95 S |
| 4.5 | 1,926 | 7.75 | 120 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 10, 1986 | Sep 11, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-275-31769 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-275-31769 → 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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