WELL · 42-401-30782 · DISTRICT 6
Smith B.G. Estate #1
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Smith B.G. Estate #1 (API 42-401-30782) is a well in Rusk County operated by Ventana Midstream LLC, completed January 19, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 20, 1978, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Hopkins & Tate and has since transferred to Ventana Midstream LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hopkins & Tate; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 5 permits on file · (903) 295-0817
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ventana Midstream LLC |
| Production reports | Hopkins, T. M. Operating Co.through Aug 1995 |
| Latest permit | Hopkins & TateNov 20, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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, B.G. Estate G-6-83500 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Ventana Midstream LLC | 1 | 0 | 18.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Hopkins, T. M. Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37250-99 | Drill | Hopkins & Tate | Nov 20, 1978 | Nov 20, 1978 | Dec 9, 1978 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-83500 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 384 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 5,817 | -5,433 |
| Rodessa | 6,040 | -5,656 |
| James Lime | 6,442 | -6,058 |
| Pettit | 6,699 | -6,315 |
| Travis Peak | 7,052 | -6,668 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,994 | -8,610 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,220 | 3,260 | Perforated |
| 6,034 | 6,040 | Perforated |
| 6,048 | 6,058 | Perforated |
| 6,110 | 6,150 | Perforated |
| 6,178 | 6,186 | Perforated |
| 9,185 | 10,283 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,155 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 2.875 | 9,056 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,499 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 20, 2004 | Feb 10, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2002 | Jul 12, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 2002 | Jan 14, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1997 | Oct 17, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1996 | Jun 12, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1988 | Apr 27, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 20, 1979 | — |
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 42-401-30782 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30782 → 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
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 16M
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000085347 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 3,500 | 1,610 | 3,220–3,260 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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