WELL · 42-497-32991 · DISTRICT 9
Halman-Smith -A- #2
Wise County · Chico West (Caddo Congl. Upper) field · Directional
Halman-Smith -A- #2 (API 42-497-32991) is a well in Wise County operated by Oxy USA Inc., completed January 31, 1989.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1989, permitted to 6,040 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, 2nd Conglomerate, 3rd Conglomerate, Marble Falls.
Its 3 leases have reported 306 barrels of oil and 415K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Large Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Sep 28, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,040
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 31, 1989
- completed
- 306
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 415K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 31, 1989
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halman-Smith "A" G-13-146909 | Chico, West (Caddo Congl. Upper) | Large Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 365K | Sep 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Halman-Smith -A- O-13-25128 | Chico, West (Caddo Congl. Upper) | OXY USA Inc. | 2 | 306 | 50.2K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1995 |
| — G-13-118314 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,920 · prior 12 2,124(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1997
- 2JW Energy Co., LtdJan 1998 → Nov 2000
- 3WG Operating, Inc.Dec 2000 → Nov 2010
- 4Milagro Exploration, LLCDec 2010 → Oct 2015
- 5White Oak Operating Company LLCNov 2015 → Oct 2018
- 6Big Mountain Operating LLCNov 2018 → Jul 2020
- 7Everest Energy LLCAug 2020 → May 2021
- 8Large Operating LLCJun 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364393-99 | Recompletion | OXY USA Inc. | Sep 26, 1989 | Sep 28, 1989 | — | 6,040 |
| 271149-99 | Drill | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. | Jun 13, 1985 | Apr 1, 1985 | — | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-118314 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-146909 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-25128 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 906 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 5,185 | -4,279 |
| 2ND Conglomerate | 5,456 | -4,550 |
| Caddo | 5,460 | -4,554 |
| 3RD Conglomerate | 5,848 | -4,942 |
| Marble Falls | 5,926 | -5,020 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,460 | 5,614 | Perforated |
| 5,852 | 5,866 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 412 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 6,020 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Dec 14, 1993 | Oct 14, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1990 | Sep 26, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1985 | Sep 30, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-497-32991 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-32991 → 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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