WELL · 42-459-31054 · DISTRICT 6
Smart Vida Gas Unit #8
Upshur County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Smart Vida Gas Unit #8 (API 42-459-31054) is a well in Upshur County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 21, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 19, 2001, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Woodbine, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Base Massive Ahnydite, Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyMar 19, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 21, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 728K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 21, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart, Vida Gas Unit G-6-183840 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 728K | Jun 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,905 · prior 12 12,830(-46%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJun 2001 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2019
- 3Merit Energy CompanyDec 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506361-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Mar 12, 2001 | Mar 19, 2001 | May 3, 2001 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-183840 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 643 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 3,970 | -3,327 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,040 | -6,397 |
| Base Massive Ahnydite | 7,310 | -6,667 |
| Rodessa | 7,500 | -6,857 |
| Pettit | 7,970 | -7,327 |
| Travis Peak | 8,190 | -7,547 |
| Cotton ValleyUPPER COTTON VALLEY | 9,980 | -9,337 |
| CV Taylor | 10,890 | -10,247 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,200 | -10,557 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,968 | 11,185 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | 20 | — |
| 8.625 | 231 | 11 | 225 S |
| 8.625 | 1,367 | 11 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 11,352 | 7.875 | 1,860 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 | Sep 17, 2001 | Aug 3, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 24, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-459-31054 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31054 → 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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