WELL · 42-285-32600 · DISTRICT 2
Smothers #4
Lavaca County · Speaks (2200) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Smothers #4 (API 42-285-32600) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Moose Operating CO. Inc., completed June 12, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 6, 1998, permitted to 3,500 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 Oct 2000 |
| Latest permit | Moose Operating Co., Inc.May 6, 1998 |
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 6, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 92K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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-2-170226 | Speaks (2200) | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 92K | Jun 1998 – Jul 2026 |
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.Jun 1998 → Oct 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476045-98 | Drill | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | Aug 6, 1998 | May 6, 1998 | — | 3,500 |
| 476045-99 | Drill | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | May 6, 1998 | May 6, 1998 | May 12, 1998 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-170226 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,335 | 2,337 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 413 | 9.875 | 142 S |
| 2.875 | 2,525 | 6.75 | 465 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 42-285-32600 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32600 → 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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