WELL · 42-433-30881 · DISTRICT 7
Smith A. E. #3
Stonewall County · Mengel E. (Canyon Sand) field · Vertical
Smith A. E. #3 (API 42-433-30881) is a plugged well in Stonewall County, plugged October 6, 2010, last operated by Walter Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1999, permitted to 4,700 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Gunsight, Canyon.
Its 3 leases have reported 370K barrels of oil and 66.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 21 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 14, 2001 · 237 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Walter Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | L.C.S. Production Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Walter Exploration Inc.May 13, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 13, 1999
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 1979
- completed
- 370K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 6, 2010
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 21 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Walter Unit O-8-28573 | Mengel, E. (Canyon Sand) | L.C.S. Production Company | 19 | 369K | 66.8K | Dec 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Smith, A. E. O-8-28685 | Mengel, E. (Canyon Sand) | Walter Exploration Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1999 – May 2000 |
| Smith, A. E. O-8-8769 | Mengel (Canyon) | Walter Exploration Inc. | 1 | 1.35K | 52 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1999 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 284 · prior 12 1,120(-75%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Martin Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Jul 1997
- 2Walter Exploration Inc.Apr 1998 → Sep 2001
- 3Walter Exploration CompanyOct 2001 → Sep 2013
- 4Foundation Energy Management LLCOct 2013 → Nov 2022
- 5L.C.S. Production CompanyDec 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484446-99 | Field transfer | Walter Exploration Inc. | May 11, 1999 | May 13, 1999 | Nov 8, 1978 | 4,700 |
| 36192-99 | Drill | Martin Oil Co. | Nov 3, 1978 | Nov 3, 1978 | Nov 8, 1978 | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-8769 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28573 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28685 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,782 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman JunctionBASE COLEMAN JUNCTION | 1,750 | 32 |
| Gunsight | 3,670 | -1,888 |
| CanyonTOP CANYON | 4,250 | -2,468 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,441 | 4,443 | Perforated |
| 4,441 | 4,455 | Perforated |
| 4,450 | 4,455 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 208 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 4,480 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,590 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Mar 23, 2000 | Dec 7, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1999 | Dec 7, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1999 | Sep 27, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 27, 1979 | — |
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 42-433-30881 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-433-30881 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000090351 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Oct 18, 2010 | 500 | 2,000 | 4,440–4,462 |
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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