WELL · 42-471-30275 · DISTRICT 3
Smithers #1
Walker County · Wildcat field · Horizontal
Smithers #1 (API 42-471-30275) is a horizontal well in Walker County operated by Via Oil Company, completed December 21, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2000, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Austin Chalk, Woodbine.
Its 2 leases have reported 338 barrels of oil and 600 mcf of gas since December 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Via Oil Company |
| Production reports | Blue Moon Operating, Inc.through May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Via Oil CompanyMay 16, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 16, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 1996
- completed
- 338
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 600
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 1996
- 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.
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithers G-3-163769 | Wildcat | Via Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 575 | Dec 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Smithers O-3-23831 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Blue Moon Operating, Inc. | 1 | 338 | 25 | Nov 1999 – 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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationApr 1997 → Apr 1997
- 2Via Oil CompanyJul 1998 → Jan 2001
- 3Blue MoonFeb 2001 → Feb 2001
- 4Blue Moon Operating, Inc.Jul 2012 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495536-99 | Recompletion | Via Oil Company | Apr 25, 2000 | May 16, 2000 | Aug 15, 1996 | 11,642 |
| 450867-98 | Drill | Via Oil Company | Jan 18, 2000 | Jul 29, 1996 | — | 11,642 |
| 450867-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Jul 29, 1996 | Jul 29, 1996 | Aug 16, 1996 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-163769 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23831 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 140 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 3,464 | -3,324 |
| Wilcox | 3,464 | -3,324 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,860 | -10,720 |
| Woodbine | 11,096 | -10,956 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,750 | 10,255 | Perforated |
| 10,750 | 12,055 | Perforated |
| — | 12,450 | Perforated |
| — | 12,918 | Perforated |
| — | 12,972 | Perforated |
| — | 13,334 | Perforated |
| — | 17,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 533 | 20 | 560 S |
| 16 | 533 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 3,226 | 14.75 | 2,395 S |
| 10.75 | 3,226 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 10,913 | 9.875 | 1,375 S |
| 7.625 | 10,913 | — | — |
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 | Jul 8, 2002 | Mar 4, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2000 | Jan 5, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2000 | May 22, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-471-30275 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-471-30275 → 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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