WELL · 42-497-00287 · DISTRICT 9
Smith Gas Unit #1
Wise County · Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) field · Vertical
Smith Gas Unit #1 (API 42-497-00287) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged September 10, 2007, last operated by Briar Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 17, 1992, permitted to 2,900 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Alvord So.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.93K barrels of oil and 665 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Graham, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 28, 2026
- Permits on file
- 41
- Phone
- (940) 549-0131
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Briar Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Briar Energy Corporationthrough Jan 2007 |
| Latest permit | Briar Energy CorporationMar 17, 1992 |
- 2,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1992
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 1964
- completed
- 7.93K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 665
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 1964
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 10, 2007
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Gas Unit O-13-28276 | Alvord, South (Bryson Upper) | Briar Energy Corporation | 1 | 7.93K | 665 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
| — G-13-33879 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Briar Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Jan 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396994-99 | Recompletion | Briar Energy Corporation | Feb 26, 1992 | Mar 17, 1992 | Feb 11, 1992 | 2,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-33879 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28276 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 893 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Alvord SO | 2,800 | -1,907 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,800 | 2,808 | Perforated |
| 5,821 | 5,828 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 452 | 12.25 | — |
| 4.5 | 2,854 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Apr 23, 1992 | Apr 1, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-497-00287 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-00287 → 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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