WELL · 42-285-31917 · DISTRICT 2
Smothers #3
Lavaca County · Algeny (Wilcox 9600) field · Vertical
Smothers #3 (API 42-285-31917) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged January 3, 1997, last operated by Ariel Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 22, 1985, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Civego, Inc. and has since transferred to Ariel Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Civego, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 6, 1998 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ariel Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Ariel Resources, Inc.through May 1996 |
| Latest permit | Civego, Inc.May 22, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 73.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 3, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smothers G-2-118083 | Algeny (Wilcox 9600) | Ariel Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 73.9K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ariel Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275663-99 | Drill | Civego, Inc. | May 17, 1985 | May 22, 1985 | — | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-118083 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 188 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,614 | 9,628 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,154 | 13.5 | 506 S |
| 4.5 | 10,536 | 8.75 | 970 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 17, 1985 | Nov 12, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 4, 1985 | Sep 12, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-285-31917 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31917 → 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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