WELL · 42-471-30247 · DISTRICT 3
Smithers, E. M. Company #1A
Walker County · Vertical
Smithers, E. M. Company #1A (API 42-471-30247) is a permitted well in Walker County filed by Via Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1999, permitted to 11,165 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Via Oil CompanyMay 21, 1999 |
- 11,165
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 21, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484502-99 | Recompletion | Via Oil Company | May 13, 1999 | May 21, 1999 | — | 11,165 |
| 289277-99 | Recompletion | Shield Resources, Inc. | Nov 1, 1985 | Nov 4, 1985 | — | 11,165 |
| 224419-99 | Drill | Shield Resources, Inc. | Nov 1, 1984 | Dec 20, 1983 | — | 11,165 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 142 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 3,500 | -3,358 |
| Midway | 8,000 | -7,858 |
| Pecan Gap | 10,000 | -9,858 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,800 | -10,658 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,954 | 3,960 | Perforated |
| 4,248 | 4,255 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 60 | 24 | 300 S |
| 16 | 575 | 18.5 | 475 S |
| 10.75 | 2,971 | 14.75 | 1,212 S |
| 7 | 11,158 | 9.875 | 1,670 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 10, 1986 | Dec 16, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 31, 1984 | Dec 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1984 | Oct 19, 1984 | — |
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 42-471-30247 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-471-30247 → 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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