WELL · 42-367-30456 · DISTRICT 7
Smethers #1
Parker County · Lazy Bend Gas (Strawn) field · Vertical
Smethers #1 (API 42-367-30456) is a plugged well in Parker County, plugged August 19, 2010, last operated by Mks Natural Gas Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 2, 1981, permitted to 1,900 ft.
It was permitted by Ratts, Robert V. Inc. and has since transferred to Mks Natural Gas Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ratts, Robert V. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Weatherford, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 12, 2020 · (817) 682-6651
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MKS Natural Gas Company |
| Production reports | MKS Natural Gas Companythrough Feb 2010 |
| Latest permit | Ratts, Robert V. Inc.Jul 2, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 2, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.96K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 19, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smethers G-8-73823 | Lazy Bend Gas (Strawn) | MKS Natural Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 4.96K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2010 |
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.
- 1MKS Consulting CorporationMay 2001 → Jul 2005
- 2MKS Natural Gas CompanyOct 2005 → Feb 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123554-99 | Recompletion | Ratts, Robert V. Inc. | Jul 2, 1981 | Jul 2, 1981 | — | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-73823 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,894 | 1,900 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 160 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 2,495 | 7.875 | 240 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 28, 1977 | — |
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 42-367-30456 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-367-30456 → 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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