WELL · 42-363-01447 · DISTRICT 7
Smith-Dewitt #3A
Palo Pinto County · Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) field · Vertical
Smith-Dewitt #3A (API 42-363-01447) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged May 31, 2011, last operated by Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 25, 1995, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Westridge Oil & Gas Properties and has since transferred to Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Operator of record
Permitted by Westridge Oil & Gas Properties; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pittsburgh, PA · P-5 Y, filed May 12, 2020 · 599 permits on file · (800) 926-1759
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLCthrough Sep 2009 |
| Latest permit | Westridge Oil & Gas PropertiesAug 25, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 1995
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 68.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1995 THROUGH May 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 31, 2011
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-Dewitt G-8-156531 | Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 68.1K | Sep 1995 – May 2011 |
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.
- 1Nichols,edwin S Explorations IncSep 1995 → Dec 1996
- 2Westridge Oil & Gas PropertiesJan 1997 → May 2000
- 3Telesis Operating Co., Inc.Jun 2000 → Jul 2008
- 4Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLCAug 2008 → Sep 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439324-99 | Reenter | Westridge Oil & Gas Properties | Aug 25, 1995 | Aug 25, 1995 | Aug 26, 1995 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-156531 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,076 | 2,097 | Perforated |
| 3,958 | 3,968 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 264 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,250 | 7.875 | 180 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 | Feb 9, 1996 | Oct 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-363-01447 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-01447 → 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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