WELL · 42-499-00768 · DISTRICT 6

Goldsmith J. B. #31

Plugged

Wood County · Quitman Southeast (Rodessa) field  · Vertical

Goldsmith J. B. #31 (API 42-499-00768) is a plugged well in Wood County, plugged June 2, 2026, last operated by Shell Western E&P Inc..

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1989, permitted to 8,904 ft.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine, Paluxy, Massive Anhydrite (marker).

Operator of record

Shell Western E&P Inc.

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 2,528 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleShell Western E&P Inc.
Production reportsnone
Latest permitShell Western E&P Inc.Jan 17, 1989
8,904
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jan 17, 1989
last permit issued
—
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
0
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
—
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jun 2, 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Goldsmith, J. B. O-6-12665Quitman, Southeast (Gloyd)Atlas Operating LLC100Jan 1993 – Jul 2026
Goldsmith, J. B. G-6-119050Quitman (Hill)Atlas Operating LLC100Jan 1993 – May 2026

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
354509-99RecompletionShell Western E&P Inc.Dec 21, 1988Jan 17, 1989—8,904
286238-99RecompletionShell Western E&P Inc.Jun 20, 1985Sep 24, 1985—8,904

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-6-119050————
—— O-6-12665————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 455 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Sub-Clarksville4,130-3,675
Woodbine4,570-4,115
Paluxy6,610-6,155
Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE & ANHYDRITE7,770-7,315
Hill8,052-7,597

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,0778,087Perforated
8,3218,356Perforated
—8,392Perforated
—8,425Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.7576315525 S
78,5959750 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 17, 1990Oct 2, 1989Yes
00Apr 28, 1990——
00Jan 20, 1986Nov 18, 1985Yes
00Dec 10, 1985——
00Jan 12, 1984——

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
0
bbl, all reported
—
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000088800W-14 DisposalPlugged Jun 8, 20268,0001,4004,890–5,205

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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