WELL · 42-499-00779 · DISTRICT 6
Goldsmith J. B. #8-SWD
Wood County · Quitman field · Vertical
Goldsmith J. B. #8-SWD (API 42-499-00779) is a plugged well in Wood County, plugged April 27, 2001, last operated by Atlas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 21, 1977, permitted to 6,357 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 922K barrels of oil and 303K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 78 permits on file · (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyNov 21, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,357
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 1977
- last permit issued
- Feb 8, 1978
- completed
- 922K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 303K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 8, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 27, 2001
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; they carry 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmith, J. B. O-6-1358 | Quitman | Atlas Operating LLC | 19 | 922K | 303K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,821 · prior 12 1,837(+54%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1993 → May 1997
- 3J-O'B Operating CompanyJun 1997 → Oct 2001
- 4Gaither Petroleum CorporationNov 2001 → Aug 2004
- 5Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.Sep 2004 → Jan 2008
- 6Pioneer Exploration, LLCFeb 2008 → Mar 2010
- 7Atlas Operating LLCApr 2010 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12441-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Nov 21, 1977 | Nov 21, 1977 | — | 6,357 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-1358 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,805 | 4,960 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 771 | 12.5 | 450 S |
| 3.5 | 4,510 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,320 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 6, 1978 | — |
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 42-499-00779 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-00779 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 3.13M
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 2001
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000006044 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Apr 27, 2001 | 10,000 | 2,275 | 4,556–4,960 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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