TEXAS · WELLS · SHERMAN COUNTY · SMITHER LEASE · API 42-421-30592 · DISTRICT 08
Smither #1R
Sherman County · Texas Hugoton field · Producing · Vertical
Smither #1R (API 42-421-30592) is a well in Sherman County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed November 16, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 1995, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Panhandle Lime, Herington, Krider, Winfield.
Its lease has reported 600K mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyOct 12, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 600K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · NOV 1995 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smither G-14-156973 | Texas Hugoton | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 600K | Nov 1995 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,995 · prior 12 13,645(-49%)
Wells named Smither
Burk Royalty Co. Ltd.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Sherman County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyNov 1995 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Sep 2017
- 3Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2017 → Apr 2026
- 4Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.May 2026 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440777-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Oct 11, 1995 | Oct 12, 1995 | Oct 28, 1995 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1995 | Smither G-14-156973 | Texas Hugoton | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 3,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,419 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Lime | 2,598 | 821 |
| Herington | 2,945 | 474 |
| Krider | 2,999 | 420 |
| Winfield | 3,122 | 297 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,960 | 2,972 | Perforated |
| 3,002 | 3,020 | Perforated |
| 3,070 | 3,090 | Perforated |
| 3,122 | 3,134 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,750 | 12.25 | 705 S |
| 5.5 | 3,288 | 7.875 | 100 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 29, 1996 | Dec 11, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-421-30592 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-421-30592 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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