WELL · 42-409-31773 · DISTRICT 4
Smith Ora L. #8
San Patricio County · Midway (Miocene) field · Vertical
Smith Ora L. #8 (API 42-409-31773) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged June 25, 2014, last operated by Chesnut Oil And Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1984, permitted to 5,412 ft.
It was permitted by Geronimo Oil CO. and has since transferred to Chesnut Oil And Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Oakville, Shale, Catahoula, Anahuac.
Operator of record
Permitted by Geronimo Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 8, 2016 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesnut Oil and Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Chesnut Oil and Gas, Inc.through Mar 2005 |
| Latest permit | Geronimo Oil Co.Sep 4, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,412
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 4, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 7, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.93K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 7, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 25, 2014
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, Ora L. G-4-112864 | Midway (Miocene) | Chesnut Oil and Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 5.93K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2014 |
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.
- 1Geronimo Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Chesnut Oil and Gas, Inc.Apr 2002 → Mar 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250771-99 | Recompletion | Geronimo Oil Co. | Aug 10, 1984 | Sep 4, 1984 | — | 5,412 |
| 201094-99 | Drill | Geronimo Oil Co. | Jul 1, 1983 | Jul 1, 1983 | Aug 20, 1983 | 5,410 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-112864 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 54 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,378 | 3,382 | Perforated |
| 5,337 | 5,343 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 829 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 4.5 | 5,443 | 7.875 | 530 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 | Nov 7, 1984 | Oct 3, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 26, 1984 | Dec 9, 1983 | — |
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 42-409-31773 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-31773 → 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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