WELL · 42-283-32344 · DISTRICT 1
Joey Smith #5H
LA Salle County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Producing · Horizontal
Joey Smith #5H (API 42-283-32344) is a horizontal well in La Salle County operated by Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC, completed January 6, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 15, 2010, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Riley Exploration, LLC and has since transferred to Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 224K barrels of oil and 694K mcf of gas since December 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC
Permitted by Riley Exploration, LLC; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Riley Exploration, LLCSep 15, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 15, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jan 6, 2011
- completed
- 224K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 694K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 6, 2011
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Smith O-1-15483 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 3 | 224K | 694K | Dec 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,253 · prior 12 3,913(-42%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Riley Exploration, LLCDec 2010 → Jun 2013
- 21776 Energy Operators, LLCJul 2013 → Oct 2025
- 3Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 702210-98 | Drill | Riley Exploration, LLC | Nov 26, 2012 | Sep 15, 2010 | Sep 28, 2010 | 8,500 |
| 702210-99 | Drill | Riley Exploration, LLC | Sep 15, 2010 | Sep 15, 2010 | Sep 28, 2010 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-15483 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 575 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| AnacachoTOP OF ANACACHO | 6,898 | -6,323 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 7,182 | -6,607 |
| Eagle FordTOP OF EAGLE FORD | 7,690 | -7,115 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,128 | 12,192 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,737 | 12.25 | 970 S |
| 5.5 | 12,504 | 8.5 | 2,195 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 | Dec 14, 2012 | Mar 18, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-283-32344 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-32344 → 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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