WELL · 42-475-33791 · DISTRICT 8
Smith #1
Ward County · Ward-Estes North field · Vertical
Smith #1 (API 42-475-33791) is a plugged well in Ward County, plugged May 3, 2021, last operated by Radius Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 9, 1987, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Radius Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Seven Rivers, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Round Rock, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 4 permits on file · (979) 212-1140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Radius Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Kelly, Dukethrough Sep 2004 |
| Latest permit | Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 9, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 9, 1987
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.47K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 2021
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 G-10-125581 | Ward-Estes, North | Radius Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 9.47K | Jan 1993 – May 2021 |
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.
- 1M. M. Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Kelly, DukeNov 1995 → Sep 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332535-98 | Drill | Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc. | Oct 26, 1987 | Jul 9, 1987 | — | 5,700 |
| 332535-99 | Drill | Houghton Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jul 6, 1987 | Jul 9, 1987 | — | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-125581 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,648 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Rivers7 RIVERS | 2,280 | 368 |
| Yates | 2,480 | 168 |
| Queen | 3,072 | -424 |
| Grayburg | 3,440 | -792 |
| San Andres | 3,810 | -1,162 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,292 | -2,644 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,485 | 2,493 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,181 | 12.25 | 675 S |
| 5.5 | 4,365 | 7.875 | 1,200 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 | Nov 19, 1987 | Oct 27, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-475-33791 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-33791 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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