WELL · 42-423-00538 · DISTRICT 6
Lyons #44
Smith County · Vertical
Lyons #44 (API 42-423-00538) is a former disposal or injection well in Smith County, last operated by Vess Oil Corporation; its UIC permit is no longer active.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 4, 2021, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Its lease has reported 5.52M barrels of oil and 369K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 58 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 79
- Phone
- (214) 306-5801
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Vess Oil Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vess Oil CorporationOct 4, 2021 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 2021
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 5.52M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 369K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
32.454374, -95.269188
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Smith County.
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; they carry 58 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Flat Unit O-6-4884 | Sand Flat | Vess Oil Corporation | 58 | 5.52M | 369K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 94,141 · prior 12 92,389(+2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,145 · prior 12 3,084(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2000
- 2Bargo Energy CompanyMay 2000 → May 2001
- 3Mission Resources CorporationJun 2001 → Jul 2002
- 4Gas Solutions, Ltd.Aug 2002 → Jan 2003
- 5Danmark Energy Services, Inc.Feb 2003 → Oct 2003
- 6Vess Oil CorporationNov 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 873210-99 | Recompletion | Vess Oil Corporation | Sep 29, 2021 | Oct 4, 2021 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-4884 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,080 | 7,110 | Perforated |
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 | Jun 29, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1990 | Jun 14, 1990 | — |
| 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 42-423-00538 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-00538 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
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This well has no tops filed, so it cannot anchor a section; its neighbors can.
Sand Flat Unit42-423-30198
1.9 KM · Vess Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Pecan Gap | 3,288 | -2,789 |
| Woodbine | 5,088 | -4,589 |
| Paluxy | 6,998 | -6,499 |
| Rodessa | 9,092 | -8,593 |
| Cotton Valley | — | |
| Nacatoch | — | |
| Pettit | — | |
| Travis Peak | — |
Fender42-423-32475
3.5 KM · Texakoma E & P, LLC · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 4,756 | -4,252 |
| Woodbine | 5,036 | -4,532 |
| Buda | 5,766 | -5,262 |
| Paluxy | 7,295 | -6,791 |
| Glen Rose | 7,781 | -7,277 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker) | 9,302 | -8,798 |
| Rodessa | 9,589 | -9,085 |
| Rodessa | 9,743 | -9,239 |
Jones 'A'42-423-31624
11.4 KM · 3-T Exploration, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Duck Creek Lime | 6,500 | -6,056 |
| Goodland | 6,892 | -6,448 |
| Paluxy | 7,178 | -6,734 |
| Paluxy | 7,178 | -6,734 |
Hale42-423-32453
11.7 KM · Strand Energy, L.C. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 2,438 | -2,028 |
| Woodbine | 5,077 | -4,667 |
| Travis Peak | — | |
| Cotton Valley | — | |
| Paluxy | — | |
| Pettit | — | |
| Rodessa | — |
KNG42-423-32430
14.5 KM · Strand Energy, L.C. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 2,230 | -1,923 |
| Woodbine | 5,150 | -4,843 |
| Paluxy | 7,160 | -6,853 |
| Cotton Valley | — | |
| Rodessa | — | |
| Travis Peak | — | |
| Pettit | — |
West Tyler (Paluxy Bankhead)42-423-32467
14.6 KM · Weathers Exploration, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 2,846 | -2,392 |
| Woodbine | 5,409 | -4,955 |
| Paluxy | 7,866 | -7,412 |
| Rodessa | — | |
| Cotton Valley | — | |
| Travis Peak | — | |
| Pettit | — |
Mallory42-423-32411
14.8 KM · Strand Energy, L.C. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 2,260 | -1,907 |
| Woodbine | 5,300 | -4,947 |
| Paluxy | 7,430 | -7,077 |
| Rodessa | 9,150 | -8,797 |
| Cotton Valley | — | |
| Pettit | — | |
| Travis Peak | — |
West Tyler (Paluxy Bankhead)42-423-32452
14.8 KM · Weathers Exploration, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Nacatoch | 2,814 | -2,350 |
| Woodbine | 5,405 | -4,941 |
| Paluxy | 7,665 | -7,201 |
| Travis Peak | — | |
| Rodessa | — | |
| Pettit | — | |
| Cotton Valley | — |
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 19.1K
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 1998
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000067250 | H-1 Injection | Canceled May 7, 1999 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 7,080–7,110 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
TexNet catalog via USGS
Seismicity near this well
- 0
- M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
- —
- largest
A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read 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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