WELL · 42-367-30799 · DISTRICT 7

Smelley #2

Plugged

Parker County · Toto (Strawn Lower) field  · Vertical

Smelley #2 (API 42-367-30799) is a plugged well in Parker County, plugged December 19, 1989, last operated by Taylor Ben J. Inc..

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1985, permitted to 5,378 ft.

It was permitted by Taylor, Ben J. and has since transferred to Taylor Ben J. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.

Operator of record

Taylor Ben J. Inc.

Permitted by Taylor, Ben J.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 2, 2022 · 38 permits on file · (817) 366-3949

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleTaylor Ben J. Inc.
Production reportsnone
Latest permitTaylor, Ben J.May 14, 1985

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

5,378
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
May 14, 1985
last permit issued
Jul 3, 1985
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
0
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jul 3, 1985
Shut in
—
Plugged
Dec 19, 1989

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
— O-8-22829——000—

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
274804-99RecompletionTaylor, Ben J.Apr 29, 1985May 14, 1985—5,378
2837-99DrillTaylor, Ben E.Aug 16, 1977Aug 16, 1977Jul 17, 19775,328

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-8-22829————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,160 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
StrawnSTRAWN LIME3,000-1,840
StrawnSTRAWN M-13,326-2,166
StrawnSTRAWN SAND3,536-2,376

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,5373,548Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3758715100 S
13.3758717100 S
8.6251,17611515 S
8.6251,17612.25515 S
4.53,6577.875100 S
4.55,3347.875300 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Sep 17, 1985Jul 17, 1985—
00Aug 31, 1985——
00Jan 12, 1984Sep 13, 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.

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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