WELL · 42-311-31739 · DISTRICT 1

Smith Gas Unit #1

Plugged

McMullen County · Hostetter (1650) field · Vertical

Smith Gas Unit #1 (API 42-311-31739) is a plugged well in Mcmullen County, plugged January 31, 1996, last operated by MO-Jon Inc..

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 1989, permitted to 3,010 ft.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cole, Chernosky.

Its lease has reported 2.2K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 1996.

Operator of record

MO-Jon Inc.

Edroy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 3, 1999 · 24 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	MO-Jon Inc.
Production reports	MO-Jon, Inc.through Apr 1995
Latest permit	MO-Jon, Inc.Jul 31, 1989

3,010: total depth, ft
3: permits on file
Jul 31, 1989: last permit issued
Feb 9, 1983: completed
2.2K: cumulative oil, bbl
21: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1996

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Feb 9, 1983
Shut in: —
Plugged: Jan 31, 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 Oil & Gas Unit O-1-12289	Hostetter (Chernosky)	MO-Jon, Inc.	1	2.2K	21	Jan 1993 – Feb 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.

1MO-Jon, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1995

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
362057-99	Recompletion	MO-Jon, Inc.	Jul 28, 1989	Jul 31, 1989	—	2,400
186456-99	Recompletion	Cotton, W. L.	Feb 8, 1983	Feb 8, 1983	—	3,010
168233-99	Drill	Cotton, W. L.	Aug 3, 1982	Aug 3, 1982	Sep 3, 1982	3,010

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— O-1-12289	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 517 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Cole	1,825	-1,308
Chernosky	2,220	-1,703

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
1,638	1,642	Perforated
2,381	2,385	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
9.625	274	13.75	300 S
2.375	1,614	—	—
2.375	2,356	—	—
4.5	2,483	7.875	335 S
4.5	2,483	8.5	335 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Oct 18, 1989	Aug 7, 1989	—
Aug 15, 1989	—	—
Jan 12, 1984	Feb 15, 1983	—
Jan 12, 1984	Jan 13, 1983	—

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 42-311-31739 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-311-31739 → 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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