WELL · 42-503-84588 · DISTRICT 9
Smith W. M. #1
Young County · Young County Regular field · Producing · Vertical
Smith W. M. #1 (API 42-503-84588) is a well in Young County operated by Chestnut Operating LLC, completed September 28, 1979 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 17, 1979, permitted to 4,650 ft.
It was permitted by Smith, W. M. and has since transferred to Chestnut Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 2.06K barrels of oil and 121K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith, W. M.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (940) 521-6592
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chestnut Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Chestnut Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Smith, W. M.Apr 17, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 17, 1979
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1979
- completed
- 2.06K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 121K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 1979
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, W. M. O-13-19586 | Young County Regular | Chestnut Operating, LLC | 1 | 2.06K | 121K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 265 · prior 12 138(+92%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14 · prior 12 7(+100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Monarch Operating CompanyJan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Marchman, J. E.Jun 2002 → Jun 2009
- 3JE Marchman Energy LLCJul 2009 → Dec 2012
- 4Chestnut Operating, LLCJan 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46558-99 | Other | Smith, W. M. | Apr 17, 1979 | Apr 17, 1979 | Apr 26, 1979 | 4,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-19586 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,476 | 2,488 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 100 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 2,525 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,149 | 7.875 | 155 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 | Oct 12, 1979 | — |
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 42-503-84588 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-84588 → 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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