WELL · 42-355-33957 · DISTRICT 4
Smith Unit #1
Nueces County · Mobil-David (Frio 12 600) field · Producing · Vertical
Smith Unit #1 (API 42-355-33957) is a well in Nueces County operated by JC Bear Operating LLC, completed February 19, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 2009, permitted to 14,200 ft.
It was permitted by Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC and has since transferred to JC Bear Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Lehman, Tex Miss, Howell Hight.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (361) 947-2030
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | JC Bear Operating LLC |
| Production reports | JC Bear Operating LLCthrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLCJul 13, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2009
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 2010
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 Unit G-4-255576 | Mobil-David (Frio 12,600) | JC Bear Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.4M | Feb 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 35,485 · prior 12 72,486(-51%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLCFeb 2010 → Mar 2013
- 2Ventex Operating Corp.Apr 2013 → Dec 2016
- 3Oleum Operating Company, L.C.Jan 2017 → Jul 2018
- 4KRC Operating, LLCAug 2018 → Dec 2024
- 5JC Bear Operating LLCJan 2025 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 682615-99 | Drill | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC | Jun 29, 2009 | Jul 13, 2009 | Sep 1, 2009 | 14,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-255576 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 32 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 5,060 | -5,028 |
| Lehman | 10,830 | -10,798 |
| Tex Miss | 11,180 | -11,148 |
| Howell Hight | 13,560 | -13,528 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,758 | 13,778 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,528 | 17.5 | 1,329 S |
| 9.625 | 11,352 | 12.25 | 925 S |
| 4.5 | 13,972 | 8.5 | 960 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 | Jun 14, 2010 | Mar 3, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-355-33957 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-33957 → 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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