WELL · 42-409-03820 · DISTRICT 4
Smith N. R. #3
San Patricio County · Odem (6700 Stringer) field · Vertical
Smith N. R. #3 (API 42-409-03820) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged October 9, 2015, last operated by Texaco Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1995, permitted to 6,775 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Texaco Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Oakville, B/Oakville, Massive Catahoula, T/Massive Catahoula.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 27, 1996
- Permits on file
- 4,906
- Phone
- (432) 688-4643
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco Inc. |
| Production reports | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.through Sep 2008 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Nov 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,775
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1969
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 110K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1969
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 2015
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 3 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, N. R. G-4-156151 | Odem (4900) | Wagner Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 110K | Jul 1995 – Oct 2015 |
| Smith, N. R. G-4-137568 | Odem (5000) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
| — G-4-117874 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Smith Production Inc.Jul 1995 → Apr 1999
- 2Energen Resources CorporationMay 1999 → Aug 2003
- 3Aroc (Texas) Inc.Sep 2003 → Feb 2005
- 4Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Mar 2005 → Sep 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441642-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Nov 7, 1995 | Nov 17, 1995 | Jul 19, 1995 | 6,775 |
| 367616-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Dec 13, 1989 | Jan 9, 1990 | — | 6,775 |
| 275074-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Apr 15, 1985 | May 15, 1985 | — | 6,775 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-117874 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-137568 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-156151 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 13 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,721 | 4,725 | Perforated |
| 4,984 | 4,994 | Perforated |
| 5,230 | 5,238 | Perforated |
| 5,500 | 5,504 | Perforated |
| 6,700 | 6,703 | Perforated |
| — | 6,345 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,463 | 15 | 1,000 S |
| 10.75 | 1,463 | — | 1,000 S |
| 2.375 | 5,123 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,775 | 8.75 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 6,775 | 9.875 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 6,775 | — | 1,000 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 | May 29, 1996 | Nov 7, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | May 20, 1991 | Feb 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1985 | Sep 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 5, 1976 | — |
| 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 42-409-03820 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-03820 → 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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