WELL · 42-467-30690 · DISTRICT 5
Smith L. A. 103 #8
Van Zandt County · Van (Shallow) field · Vertical
Smith L. A. 103 #8 (API 42-467-30690) is a plugged well in Van Zandt County, plugged February 4, 2003, last operated by Union Oil Company Of California.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1988 and 2002, permitted to 2,380 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Nacatoch, Austin Chalk, Woodbine.
Its 2 leases have reported 158K barrels of oil and 331K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Oil Company of California
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 2020
- Permits on file
- 2,336
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Oil Company of California |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaApr 8, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,380
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 8, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 12, 2002
- completed
- 158K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 331K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 12, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 4, 2003
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 103 O-5-3247 | Van (Austin Chalk) | Basa Resources, Inc. | 8 | 153K | 327K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Smith, L. A. 103 O-5-3735 | Van (Shallow) | Union Oil Company of California | 2 | 5.71K | 3.74K | Apr 2002 – Jun 2015 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,138 · prior 12 869(+31%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,384 · prior 12 2,664(+27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Oct 2013
- 2Basa Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518891-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Apr 8, 2002 | Apr 8, 2002 | Apr 12, 2002 | 2,300 |
| 346050-99 | Drill | Union Expl. Partners, Ltd. | May 4, 1988 | May 9, 1988 | — | 2,380 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3247 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-5-3735 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 480 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 1,145 | -665 |
| Nacatoch | 1,350 | -870 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,345 | -1,865 |
| Woodbine | 2,900 | -2,420 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,227 | 1,237 | Perforated |
| 1,250 | 1,254 | Perforated |
| 1,292 | 1,310 | Perforated |
| 1,332 | 1,338 | Perforated |
| 2,123 | 2,318 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 472 | 11 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 2,380 | 6.75 | 420 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 | Jun 24, 2002 | May 17, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 24, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1988 | Jun 21, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 23, 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 42-467-30690 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-467-30690 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/46730690, documented in the API reference.