WELL · 42-287-30048 · DISTRICT 3
Smelley James A. et AL #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Smelley James A. ET AL #1 (API 42-287-30048) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged February 16, 1989, last operated by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 1991, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Tex-Lee Operating Company and has since transferred to Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 6.41K barrels of oil and 10.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tex-Lee Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2005 · 277 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Tex-Lee Operating Companythrough Feb 2000 |
| Latest permit | Tex-Lee Operating CompanyDec 18, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 1991
- last permit issued
- Dec 24, 1976
- completed
- 6.41K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 24, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 16, 1989
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spitzenberger O-3-21846 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Moore Petroleum Service, Inc. | 1 | 6.41K | 10.3K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Tex-Lee Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395100-99 | Reenter | Tex-Lee Operating Company | Dec 16, 1991 | Dec 18, 1991 | Mar 24, 1992 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21846 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,132 | 8,268 | Open hole |
| — | 8,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,039 | 13.75 | — |
| 5.5 | 1,832 | 8.5 | — |
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 | Feb 4, 1993 | Jan 11, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-287-30048 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30048 → 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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