WELL · 42-321-01253 · DISTRICT 3
Smith Howard Fee #16
Matagorda County · Markham field · Vertical
Smith Howard Fee #16 (API 42-321-01253) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged September 30, 1993, last operated by Qri Industries Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1998, permitted to 2,251 ft.
It was permitted by Boundary Ventures, Inc. and has since transferred to Qri Industries Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its lease has reported 183K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 34 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 564 barrels injected in the 12 months reported through June 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Boundary Ventures, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Katy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (713) 269-4969
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Qri Industries Inc. |
| Production reports | Qri Industries, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Boundary Ventures, Inc.Feb 17, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,251
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 31, 1984
- completed
- 183K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 31, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 1993
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; they carry 34 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Howard, Fee O-3-2969 | Markham | Qri Industries, Inc. | 34 | 183K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,295 · prior 12 1,971(-34%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lagarto Company, TheJan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Mortimer Exploration CompanyNov 1993 → May 1994
- 3Sheesley, J. M. Co.Jun 1994 → Nov 1998
- 4Sunwell CorporationDec 1998 → Aug 2000
- 5Pace Oil and Gas CompanyNov 2000 → Jul 2002
- 6Tiza Energy, Inc.Aug 2002 → Dec 2002
- 7Gel Petroleum, Inc.Jan 2003 → Apr 2015
- 8Arrowhead Operating Inc.Nov 2009 → Mar 2010
- 9Inspire Oil and Gas Inc.Apr 2016 → Nov 2018
- 10Oil, Gas, Etc. LLCJul 2019 → Jul 2025
- 11Qri Industries, Inc.Aug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473387-99 | Reenter | Boundary Ventures, Inc. | Feb 17, 1998 | Feb 17, 1998 | Jun 1, 2006 | 2,251 |
| 245851-99 | Other | Stone, J. G. Oil Co. | Jul 16, 1984 | Jul 23, 1984 | — | 2,251 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-2969 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-2969 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 55 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,482 | -1,427 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,482 | 1,485 | Perforated |
| 1,482 | 1,487 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 42 | 15 | — |
| 12.75 | 42 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 1,984 | 10.75 | 650 S |
| 8.625 | 1,984 | — | — |
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 | Jun 6, 2017 | May 8, 2017 | — |
| 00 | May 8, 2017 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1984 | Aug 16, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1984 | Aug 16, 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 42-321-01253 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-01253 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 564
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 105K
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000096409 | H-1 Injection | Active | 200 | 250 | 1,482–1,491 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 564 · prior 12 608(-7%)
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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