WELL · 42-497-37924 · DISTRICT 9
J.E. Smith #3H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
J.E. Smith #3H (API 42-497-37924) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Briar Energy Corporation, completed May 27, 2017 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 7, 2017, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Texxol Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Briar Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Canyon, Valera, Strawn, Caddo.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texxol Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 41 permits on file · (713) 367-0732
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Briar Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Texxol Operating Company, Inc.Apr 7, 2017 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 7, 2017
- last permit issued
- May 27, 2017
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 27, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.E. Smith G-13-284892 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Briar Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2017 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 824942-99 | Drill | Texxol Operating Company, Inc. | Mar 29, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 | May 10, 2017 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-284892 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 890 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,345 | 8,510 | Perforated |
| 9,044 | 9,210 | Perforated |
| 9,294 | 9,460 | Perforated |
| 9,462 | 9,587 | Perforated |
| 9,544 | 9,710 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 546 | 17.5 | 535 S |
| 9.625 | 6,334 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 9,773 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Oct 26, 2018 | Jun 24, 2018 | Yes |
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 42-497-37924 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-37924 → 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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