TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · SMOLIK, ALBERT LEASE · API 42-285-31431 · DISTRICT 02
Smolik Albert #2
Lavaca County · Word N. (Edwards) field · Producing · Vertical
Smolik Albert #2 (API 42-285-31431) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Foundation Energy Management LLC, completed March 4, 1980 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1980, permitted to 14,660 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Foundation Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Foundation Energy Management LLC
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Addison, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 68
- Phone
- (972) 707-2500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foundation Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Foundation Energy Management LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncMar 28, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,660
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 1980
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.77M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smolik, Albert G-2-87460 | Word, N. (Edwards) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 1 | 0 | 3.77M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,916 · prior 12 11,911(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Feb 1998
- 3Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Nov 1999
- 4Canyon Oil & Gas Exploration LLCDec 1999 → Jul 2001
- 5Whiting Petroleum CorporationAug 2001 → Nov 2003
- 6Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationDec 2003 → Dec 2015
- 7Foundation Energy Management LLCJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78800-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Mar 28, 1980 | Mar 28, 1980 | — | 14,660 |
| 59839-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Oct 5, 1979 | Oct 5, 1979 | — | 14,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1980 | Smolik Albert G-2-87460 | Word N. (Edwards) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | Producing | 14,660 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,395 | 12.25 | 1,420 S |
| 2.875 | 13,280 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 14,657 | 8.75 | 575 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 28, 1980 | — |
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 42-285-31431 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31431 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/28531431, documented in the API reference.