WELL · 42-505-32171 · DISTRICT 4
Smith Vela Gas Unit #1
Zapata County · Roleta (9700) field · Vertical
Smith Vela Gas Unit #1 (API 42-505-32171) is a well in Zapata County operated by Txo Production Corp., completed April 16, 1986.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1986, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 7483 Sand, 8150 Sand, Gerrard.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Nov 2, 1990 · 3,227 permits on file · (214) 954-2086
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TXO Production Corp. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Resources Producing, L.Pthrough Jan 1998 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.May 28, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 28, 1986
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 315K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela-Smith Gas Unit G-4-121567 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 315K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Bridge Oil Company, L. P.Jul 1993 → Sep 1994
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.POct 1994 → Jan 1995
- 4Parker & Parsley Producing L.P.Feb 1995 → Oct 1997
- 5Pioneer Resources Producing, L.PNov 1997 → Jan 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302629-99 | Recompletion | TXO Production Corp. | May 27, 1986 | May 28, 1986 | — | 10,500 |
| 298122-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Apr 22, 1986 | Feb 20, 1986 | Feb 27, 1986 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-121567 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 344 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 7483 Sand | 7,422 | -7,078 |
| 8150 Sand | 8,658 | -8,314 |
| Gerrard | 9,738 | -9,394 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,656 | 8,682 | Perforated |
| 8,694 | 8,703 | Perforated |
| 9,737 | 9,769 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,060 | 12.25 | 385 S |
| 7 | 7,069 | 8.75 | 710 S |
| 4.5 | 9,860 | 6 | 385 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 | Jul 17, 1986 | Jul 1, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1986 | Apr 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 14, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-505-32171 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32171 → 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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