WELL · 42-283-31397 · DISTRICT 1
Smith Joey #2
LA Salle County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Producing · Horizontal
Smith Joey #2 (API 42-283-31397) is a horizontal well in La Salle County operated by Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC, completed February 27, 1991 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 13, 1990, permitted to 12,125 ft.
It was permitted by Pinnacle Royalty & Operating CO. and has since transferred to Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 114K barrels of oil and 17.4K 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
Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC
Permitted by Pinnacle Royalty & Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 215 permits on file · (214) 613-3744
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pinnacle Royalty & Operating Co.Dec 13, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,125
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 1990
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 1991
- completed
- 114K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 1991
- 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, Joey O-1-12585 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 2 | 114K | 17.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,233 · prior 12 2,952(+145%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Norco Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Navajo Exploration, Inc.Dec 1993 → Aug 1995
- 3Miesch Exploration CorporationFeb 1997 → Nov 2002
- 4Hill Production CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2004
- 5Hill Production Company No. 2Mar 2004 → Apr 2005
- 6Botasch Operating, LLCJul 2007 → Nov 2008
- 7Beachtex Oil Company, LLCDec 2008 → Aug 2009
- 8Riley Exploration, LLCSep 2009 → May 2013
- 91776 Energy Operators, LLCJul 2013 → Oct 2025
- 10Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCNov 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382344-98 | Drill | Pinnacle Royalty & Operating Co. | Jan 14, 1991 | Dec 13, 1990 | — | 12,125 |
| 382344-99 | Drill | Pinnacle Royalty & Operating Co. | Dec 13, 1990 | Dec 13, 1990 | Jan 3, 1991 | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12585 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,761 | — | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 768 | 14.75 | 290 S |
| 7.625 | 6,876 | 9.875 | 240 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 | Jun 13, 1991 | Mar 26, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-283-31397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31397 → 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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