WELL · 42-433-32820 · DISTRICT 7
Smith A.E. B #17
Stonewall County · Mengel E. (Canyon Sand) field · Vertical
Smith A.E. B #17 (API 42-433-32820) is a plugged well in Stonewall County, plugged May 14, 2013, last operated by Walter Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 17, 1992, permitted to 4,600 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Gunsite, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 400K barrels of oil and 107K mcf of gas since May 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 22 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 | Martin Oil Co.Nov 17, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1994
- completed
- 400K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 107K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 14, 2013
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 22 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. "B" O-8-27189 | Mengel, E. (Canyon Sand) | Walter Exploration Inc. | 3 | 31.4K | 39.9K | May 1994 – Oct 2004 |
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.May 1994 → Dec 1997
- 2Walter Exploration Inc.Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406198-98 | Drill | Walter Exploration Inc. | Oct 12, 1998 | Nov 17, 1992 | — | 4,300 |
| 406198-99 | Drill | Martin Oil Co. | Nov 17, 1992 | Nov 17, 1992 | Nov 20, 1992 | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27189 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28573 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,756 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gunsite | 3,600 | -1,844 |
| Canyon | 4,130 | -2,374 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,380 | 4,430 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 225 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 5.5 | 4,555 | 7.875 | 380 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 | Feb 16, 1999 | Jun 9, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1994 | Jun 9, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 17, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-433-32820 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-433-32820 → 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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