WELL · 42-275-32091 · DISTRICT 9
Smith Lee #3
Knox County · Knox City West (Strawn) field · Producing · Vertical
Smith Lee #3 (API 42-275-32091) is a well in Knox County operated by Bridwell Oil CO., completed August 27, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 23, 1997, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Henderson & Erickson, Inc. and has since transferred to Bridwell Oil CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Of Dotham, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 282K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Henderson & Erickson, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,145 permits on file · (940) 632-8246
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bridwell Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Bridwell Oil Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Henderson & Erickson, Inc.Jun 23, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 23, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 27, 1997
- completed
- 282K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 27, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Lee O-13-28174 | Knox City, West (Strawn) | Bridwell Oil Co. | 2 | 282K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,355 · prior 12 5,363(0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Henderson & Erickson, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2019
- 2Bridwell Oil Co.Jan 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463932-99 | Drill | Henderson & Erickson, Inc. | Jun 18, 1997 | Jun 23, 1997 | Aug 3, 1997 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-28174 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 5,139 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base of Dotham | 1,904 | 3,235 |
| StrawnSTRAWN MARKER | 4,946 | 193 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,189 | 5,226 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 113 | 12.25 | 85 S |
| 4.5 | 5,316 | 7.875 | 335 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 7, 1997 | Sep 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-275-32091 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-275-32091 → 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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