WELL · 42-459-31254 · DISTRICT 6
Smith D.F. #1
Upshur County · Lassater (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Smith D.F. #1 (API 42-459-31254) is a well in Upshur County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed January 26, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 3, 2005, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Burk Royalty CO., Ltd. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Woodbine, Paluxy, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Jan 2022 |
| Latest permit | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.May 3, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 3, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jan 26, 2024
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 227K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 26, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, D.F. G-6-214709 | Lassater (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 227K | Jul 2005 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Jul 2005 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600105-98 | Drill | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | Sep 19, 2005 | May 3, 2005 | May 10, 2005 | 11,247 |
| 600105-99 | Drill | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | May 3, 2005 | May 3, 2005 | May 10, 2005 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-214709 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 331 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 4,000 | -3,669 |
| Woodbine | 6,000 | -5,669 |
| Paluxy | 7,500 | -7,169 |
| PettitUPPER PETTIT | 7,762 | -7,431 |
| Travis Peak | 8,000 | -7,669 |
| Travis Peak | 8,041 | -7,710 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,910 | -8,579 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY - COTTON VALLEY LI | 9,000 | -8,669 |
| C Lime | 10,500 | -10,169 |
| Orr | 10,861 | -10,530 |
| King | 11,004 | -10,673 |
| Thorsell | 11,162 | -10,831 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,916 | 8,922 | Perforated |
| 9,382 | 9,388 | Perforated |
| 10,609 | 10,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,632 | 12.25 | 730 S |
| 4.5 | 11,220 | 7.875 | 905 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 | May 1, 2024 | Feb 21, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Sep 16, 2021 | Aug 18, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 2006 | Sep 19, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-459-31254 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31254 → 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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