TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · SMITH, B. A. UNIT 1 LEASE · API 42-497-31632 · DISTRICT 7C
Smith B. A. Unit 1 #3T
Wise County · Boonsville South (Atoka) field · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) · Boonsville, South (Atoka)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Smith B. A. Unit 1 #3T (API 42-497-31632) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged December 19, 2006, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 3, 1979, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 249 barrels of oil and 72.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 1997 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncOct 3, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 3, 1979
- last permit issued
- Mar 25, 1980
- completed
- 249
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 72.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 25, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 2006
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, B. A. Unit 1 G-13-129345 | Boonsville, South (Atoka) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 249 | 72.1K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1997 |
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.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Dec 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59736-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Oct 3, 1979 | Oct 3, 1979 | Nov 5, 1979 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 1980 | Smith B. A. Unit 1 G-13-129345 | Boonsville South (Atoka) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Mar 25, 1980 | Smith B.A. O-13-21023 | Boonsville South (Atoka) | EP Operating Company | Plugged | — |
| Mar 25, 1980 | Smith B.A. O-13-21023 | Boonsville South (Atoka) | EP Operating Company | Plugged | — |
| Mar 25, 1980 | Smith B. A. G-13-87179 | Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) | EP Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,047 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,063 | 5,072 | Perforated |
| 5,063 | 5,864 | Perforated |
| 5,106 | 5,110 | Perforated |
| 5,142 | 5,159 | Perforated |
| 5,812 | 5,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 317 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 3,171 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 5,776 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,046 | 7.875 | 580 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 27, 1989 | Oct 28, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1987 | Aug 17, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1987 | May 11, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 11, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 17, 1980 | — |
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 42-497-31632 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31632 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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