WELL · 42-287-31537 · DISTRICT 3
Charles Smith Unit #1
Lee County · Giddings (Buda) field · Vertical
Charles Smith Unit #1 (API 42-287-31537) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged January 2, 1996, last operated by Wcs Petroleum Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1984, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 4.31K barrels of oil and 3.68K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 1996.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 13, 1987 · 45 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WCS Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | WCS Oil and Gas Corporationthrough Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | WCS Petroleum CompanyAug 9, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 20, 1984
- completed
- 4.31K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.68K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 20, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 2, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Charles Unit O-3-18000 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | 1 | 4.31K | 3.68K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1996 |
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.
- 1WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247873-99 | Recompletion | WCS Petroleum Company | Aug 9, 1984 | Aug 9, 1984 | — | 9,500 |
| 223340-99 | Drill | WCS Petroleum Company | Dec 9, 1983 | Dec 9, 1983 | Feb 2, 1984 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18000 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 397 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,420 | -7,023 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,148 | -7,751 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,148 | -7,751 |
| Buda | 8,280 | -7,883 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,007 | 8,149 | Perforated |
| 8,247 | 8,337 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,666 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 8,435 | 8.75 | 445 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 | Nov 6, 1984 | Oct 9, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1984 | Feb 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1984 | Feb 27, 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 42-287-31537 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31537 → 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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