TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · SMITH, B. A. UNIT 2 LEASE · API 42-497-33900 · DISTRICT 7C
Smith B. A. Unit 2 #6
Wise County · Balsora (Strawn) field · Vertical
Smith B. A. Unit 2 #6 (API 42-497-33900) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged April 17, 1999, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 1999, permitted to 6,150 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Pregnant Shale, Bend.
Its lease has reported 10 barrels of oil and 9.84K mcf of gas since June 1994, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
- 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 Sep 1995 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyMar 17, 1999 |
- 6,150
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 17, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jun 24, 1994
- completed
- 10
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.84K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1994 THROUGH Sep 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 24, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 17, 1999
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 2 G-13-150482 | Balsora (Strawn) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 10 | 9.84K | Jun 1994 – Sep 1995 |
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 PartnershipJun 1994 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Sep 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483351-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 17, 1999 | Mar 17, 1999 | — | 6,050 |
| 421874-99 | Drill | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Mar 9, 1994 | Mar 9, 1992 | Mar 16, 1994 | 6,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1994 | Smith B. A. Unit 2 G-13-150482 | Balsora (Strawn) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,002 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,741 | 3,754 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 352 | 12.25 | 260 S |
| 5.5 | 6,050 | 7.875 | 490 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 | Sep 15, 1994 | Jul 26, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-497-33900 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33900 → 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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