TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · API 42-285-31852 · DISTRICT 02
Smolka #1
Lavaca County · Helen Gohlke (Frio 3150) field · Vertical
Smolka #1 (API 42-285-31852) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged July 18, 1991, last operated by Quail Creek Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1986, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mosbacher Energy Company and has since transferred to Quail Creek Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mosbacher Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 7, 2026
- Permits on file
- 144
- Phone
- (713) 956-2070
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Quail Creek Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Mosbacher Energy CompanyMay 13, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 13, 1986
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 18, 1991
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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302059-99 | Recompletion | Mosbacher Energy Company | Jun 23, 1986 | May 13, 1986 | — | 6,000 |
| 251837-99 | Drill | Union Texas Petroleum Corp. | Sep 18, 1984 | Sep 19, 1984 | Oct 26, 1984 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 1986 | Smolka G-2-122272 | Helen Gohlke (Frio 3150) | Quail Creek Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Sep 5, 1986 | Smolka G-2-122253 | Helen Gohlke W. (3000 SD) | Quail Creek Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Nov 7, 1984 | Bohumil Smolka Gas Unit G-2-113785 | Kemper East (5650) | Quail Creek Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 143 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,020 | 3,023 | Perforated |
| 3,143 | 3,145 | Perforated |
| 5,611 | 5,621 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 662 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 5,995 | 7.875 | 1,225 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 250 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 21, 1986 | Sep 25, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1985 | Nov 26, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1984 | Nov 6, 1984 | — |
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 42-285-31852 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31852 → 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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