TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · API 42-497-34643 · DISTRICT 7C
Smith-Rutherford #2
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Smith-Rutherford #2 (API 42-497-34643) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged September 29, 2026, last operated by Devon Energy Production CO L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 2, 2001, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Company L.P. and has since transferred to Devon Energy Production CO L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.24K barrels of oil and 64.9K mcf of gas since August 2001, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Company L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,266
- Phone
- (405) 235-3611
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett LLC |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Sep 2010 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Mar 2, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 2001
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 2001
- completed
- 5.24K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 29, 2026
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffeth, May Oil Unit "A" O-13-30038 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 2 | 5.24K | 64.9K | May 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Smith-Rutherford G-13-187790 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2001 – Feb 2003 |
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.
- 1Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.May 2002 → Jul 2004
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Sep 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505998-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Company L.P. | Mar 2, 2001 | Mar 2, 2001 | Apr 27, 2001 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2001 | Griffeth May Oil Unit A O-13-30038 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Plugged | — |
| Aug 24, 2001 | Smith-Rutherford G-13-187790 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | Plugged | — |
| — | Griffeth May Oil Unit A O-13-30038 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 789 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,395 | 7,439 | Perforated |
| 7,745 | 8,141 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 639 | 12.25 | 330 S |
| 5.5 | 8,263 | 7.875 | 440 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 | Jun 22, 2005 | Apr 11, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Oct 1, 2002 | Jun 27, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | May 16, 2002 | Mar 18, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 3, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-497-34643 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34643 → 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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