WELL · 42-417-31547 · DISTRICT 7
Smith W.R. #1
Shackelford County · Spurgin (Ellen) field · Vertical
Smith W.R. #1 (API 42-417-31547) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged August 25, 2004, last operated by Jones CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1996, permitted to 4,260 ft.
It was permitted by Van Operating, Ltd. and has since transferred to Jones CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, B/Caddo, Mississippian.
Its 3 leases have reported 1.16K barrels of oil and 89K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2004. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Van Operating, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 15, 1991 · 779 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jones Co. |
| Production reports | Van Operating, Ltd.through Sep 2001 |
| Latest permit | Van Operating, Ltd.Jun 28, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,260
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 1975
- completed
- 1.16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 89K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 1975
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 25, 2004
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, W. R. G-8-158863 | Benda (Caddo) | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 79.3K | Jun 1996 – Oct 2004 |
| Smith, W. R. O-8-25930 | Shackelford County Regular | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 1.16K | 9.69K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1996 |
| — O-8-12900 | — | — | 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.
- 1Jones Company, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Van Operating, Ltd.Aug 1995 → Sep 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449508-99 | Recompletion | Van Operating, Ltd. | Jun 20, 1996 | Jun 28, 1996 | Jun 3, 1996 | 3,890 |
| 378383-99 | Recompletion | Jones Co. | Sep 24, 1990 | Sep 26, 1990 | — | 4,260 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-158863 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-12900 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25930 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,366 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,774 | -2,408 |
| B/Caddo | 3,891 | -2,525 |
| MississippianMISS | 4,190 | -2,824 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,775 | 3,780 | Perforated |
| 3,784 | 3,790 | Perforated |
| 3,988 | 3,996 | Perforated |
| 4,253 | 4,260 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 165 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 4.5 | 4,253 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Jul 26, 1996 | Jun 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 27, 1990 | Sep 20, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1990 | Dec 18, 1975 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 18, 1975 | — |
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 42-417-31547 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-31547 → 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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