WELL · 42-399-34289 · DISTRICT 7
Ernst - Smith #2
Runnels County · Winters North field · Vertical
Ernst - Smith #2 (API 42-399-34289) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged January 8, 2018, last operated by Lone Star Production.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 7, 1994, permitted to 3,200 ft.
It was permitted by Pace Operating and has since transferred to Lone Star Production on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including King Sand.
Its lease has reported 32.8K barrels of oil and 18.3K mcf of gas since November 1993, last reporting in April 2018. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pace Operating; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lawn, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 4 permits on file · (325) 665-3325
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lone Star Production |
| Production reports | Lone Star Productionthrough Nov 2008 |
| Latest permit | Pace OperatingJan 7, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 7, 1994
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1994
- completed
- 32.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1993 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 8, 2018
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst - Smith O-9-13530 | Winters, North | Lone Star Production | 2 | 32.8K | 18.3K | Nov 1993 – Apr 2018 |
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.
- 1Pace OperatingNov 1993 → Nov 1997
- 2J S OperatingJul 2001 → Sep 2001
- 3Bex, Inc.Dec 2001 → Jan 2002
- 4Cedar Oil CompanyJun 2007 → Sep 2007
- 5Lone Star ProductionOct 2007 → Nov 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419598-99 | Drill | Pace Operating | Dec 22, 1993 | Jan 7, 1994 | Jan 27, 1994 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-13530 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,939 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| King Sand | 2,850 | -911 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,858 | 2,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 183 | 11 | 90 S |
| 4.5 | 2,945 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Apr 28, 1994 | Apr 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 21, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-399-34289 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-34289 → 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
- 13.7K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 332K
- bbl, all reported
- Mar 2017
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000081190 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jan 16, 2018 | 100 | 1,200 | 2,858–2,860 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 13,725 · prior 12 13,875(-1%)
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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