WELL · 42-423-31159 · DISTRICT 6
Hope-Smith #1
Smith County · Hazel Owens (Paluxy) field · Vertical
Hope-Smith #1 (API 42-423-31159) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged June 6, 1995, last operated by Eastex Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 1988, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Marshall Expl. Inc. and has since transferred to Eastex Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including B/Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Georgetown.
Its lease has reported 886 barrels of oil and 14 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1995.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marshall Expl. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 5, 2004
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eastex Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Nov 1994 |
| Latest permit | Marshall Expl. Inc.Aug 10, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 1988
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 1988
- completed
- 886
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 6, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope-Smith O-6-12443 | Hazel Owens (Paluxy) | Eastex Operating, Inc. | 1 | 886 | 14 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1995 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Nov 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349887-99 | Drill | Marshall Expl. Inc. | Aug 8, 1988 | Aug 10, 1988 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12443 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 489 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Austin Chalk | 4,912 | -4,423 |
| Woodbine | 5,260 | -4,771 |
| Buda | 6,210 | -5,721 |
| Georgetown | 6,508 | -6,019 |
| Paluxy | 7,551 | -7,062 |
| Glen RoseGLENROSE | 7,870 | -7,381 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,621 | 7,628 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,970 | 11 | 525 S |
| 5.5 | 7,895 | 7.875 | 300 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 10, 1988 | Oct 12, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-423-31159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31159 → 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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