WELL · 42-487-32976 · DISTRICT 9
Walker Smith #23
Wilbarger County · King North (1600 Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Walker Smith #23 (API 42-487-32976) is a well in Wilbarger County operated by Triton Operating LLC, completed August 20, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 27, 2013, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Energy Management Company and has since transferred to Triton Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Dyson Lime, Cisco, Noble Lime.
Its lease has reported 70.5K barrels of oil since August 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 24 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energy Management Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (940) 740-4232
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Triton Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Triton Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Energy Management CompanyNov 27, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 2013
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 2014
- completed
- 70.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 24 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Smith O-13-32584 | King, North (1600 Sand) | Triton Operating LLC | 24 | 70.5K | 0 | Aug 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 432 · prior 12 748(-42%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Energy Management CompanySep 2013 → Jun 2016
- 2Hebron Energy, LLCJul 2016 → Nov 2017
- 3Dry Fork Production Co., LLCDec 2017 → Dec 2021
- 4Triton Operating LLCJan 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 773637-98 | Drill | Energy Management Company | May 8, 2014 | Nov 27, 2013 | Dec 12, 2013 | 4,000 |
| 773637-99 | Drill | Energy Management Company | Nov 12, 2013 | Nov 27, 2013 | Dec 12, 2013 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-32584 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,207 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 785 | 422 |
| Dyson Lime | 1,070 | 137 |
| Cisco | 1,300 | -93 |
| Noble Lime | 1,635 | -428 |
| CanyonCANYON LIME | 2,700 | -1,493 |
| Caddo | 3,726 | -2,519 |
| Conglomerate | 3,814 | -2,607 |
| Ellenburger | 3,902 | -2,695 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,080 | 1,112 | Perforated |
| 1,309 | 1,319 | Perforated |
| 1,377 | 1,382 | Perforated |
| 1,511 | 1,514 | Perforated |
| 1,635 | 1,644 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 92 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 1,700 | 7.875 | 310 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 | Jan 30, 2015 | Jan 13, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-487-32976 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-487-32976 → 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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