WELL · 42-285-32606 · DISTRICT 2
Smothers #3
Lavaca County · Speaks (3200) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Smothers #3 (API 42-285-32606) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Moose Operating CO. Inc., completed July 8, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued May 27, 1998, permitted to 3,759 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 Oil & Gas Co.through Jun 1999 |
| Latest permit | Moose Operating Co., Inc.May 27, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,759
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 27, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 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-2-174769 | Speaks (3200) | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 53.1K | Jul 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 Oil & Gas Co.Jul 1998 → Jun 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476643-97 | Drill | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | Jul 1, 1999 | May 27, 1998 | Jun 2, 1998 | 3,759 |
| 476643-98 | Drill | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | Aug 6, 1998 | May 27, 1998 | — | 3,500 |
| 476643-99 | Drill | Moose Operating Co., Inc. | May 27, 1998 | May 27, 1998 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-174769 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,272 | 3,275 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 417 | 9.875 | 143 S |
| 2.875 | 3,500 | 6.75 | 615 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 22, 1999 | Aug 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 12, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-285-32606 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32606 → 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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