WELL · 42-285-32443 · DISTRICT 2
Smothers #1
Lavaca County · Renger (Wilcox 10300) field · Vertical
Smothers #1 (API 42-285-32443) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged July 16, 1999, last operated by Moose Operating CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 31, 1996, permitted to 13,700 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 30, 2000
- Permits on file
- 125
- Phone
- (713) 626-1200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Moose Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Moose Operating Co., Inc.through Jan 1999 |
| Latest permit | Moose Operating Co., Inc.Dec 31, 1996 |
- 13,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 1999
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-2-170214 | Renger (Wilcox 10300) | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 10.9K | Feb 1998 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Moose Operating Co., Inc.Feb 1998 → Jan 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456889-98 | Drill | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | Feb 19, 1998 | Dec 31, 1996 | — | 13,700 |
| 456889-99 | Drill | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | Dec 31, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 | Feb 1, 1997 | 13,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-170214 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,146 | 10,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,280 | 14.75 | 1,351 S |
| 7.625 | 10,848 | 9.875 | 735 S |
| 5 | 13,000 | 6.5 | 355 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 4, 1998 | Aug 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-285-32443 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32443 → 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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