WELL · 42-317-30401 · DISTRICT 8
Slaughter -B- #23
Martin County · Sulphur Draw (Dean 8790) field · Vertical
Slaughter -B- #23 (API 42-317-30401) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged July 14, 2017, last operated by Smith Bros. Casing Pullers Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 7, 1992, permitted to 4,105 ft.
It was permitted by Henry Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Smith Bros. Casing Pullers Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.22M barrels of oil and 7.38K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 34 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Smith Bros. Casing Pullers Inc.
Permitted by Henry Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Bros. Casing Pullers Inc. |
| Production reports | Itx Pipeline Company, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Henry Petroleum Corp.Jan 7, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,105
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 7, 1992
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 1.22M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.38K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 14, 2017
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 34 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Grayburg Unit O-10-31440 | Phoenix (Grayburg) | Itx Pipeline Company, LLC | 34 | 1.22M | 7.38K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-10-22120 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,983 · prior 12 802(+521%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Henry Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Nov 1996
- 2Wagner, Duer & Co.Dec 1996 → Oct 1998
- 3Samson Lone Star LPNov 1998 → Jun 2007
- 4Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Jul 2010
- 5Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Aug 2010 → Jul 2014
- 6Ramtex Energy LLCAug 2014 → Feb 2021
- 7Nitro Oil & Gas, LLCMay 2021 → Feb 2025
- 8Rumble Energy LLCMar 2025 → May 2025
- 9Itx Pipeline Company, LLCJun 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395366-99 | Recompletion | Henry Petroleum Corp. | Dec 23, 1991 | Jan 7, 1992 | Jan 7, 1992 | 4,105 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-22120 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-31440 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,856 | 3,864 | Perforated |
| — | 9,091 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 376 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 12.375 | 376 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 3,800 | 11 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 9,170 | 7.875 | 650 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 | May 8, 1992 | Mar 10, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1992 | Sep 20, 1971 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 20, 1971 | — |
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 42-317-30401 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-30401 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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