WELL · 42-505-35460 · DISTRICT 4
Smith A.H. #9
Zapata County · Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Vertical
Smith A.H. #9 (API 42-505-35460) is a well in Zapata County operated by Cantera Operating LLC, completed April 13, 2006.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2006 and 2015, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Wilcox, Vela 2 Sand, Guerra Sand, Cook Mountain.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 7, 2018 · 117 permits on file · (800) 871-1446
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cantera Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cantera Operating, LLCJun 4, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 4, 2015
- last permit issued
- Apr 13, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 13, 2006
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith A.H. G-4-274918 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 281K | Mar 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Smith A.H. G-4-292686 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2022 – Jul 2026 |
| Smith, A.H. G-4-217128 | Roleta (Wilcox Consolidated) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.16M | Feb 2006 – Feb 2014 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 33,729 · prior 12 41,861(-19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Feb 2006 → Sep 2007
- 2Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Dec 2010
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 807048-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Jun 1, 2015 | Jun 4, 2015 | Apr 4, 2022 | 10,300 |
| 780506-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Feb 24, 2014 | Mar 14, 2014 | Mar 7, 2014 | 7,520 |
| 611810-99 | Drill | Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P. | Jan 3, 2006 | Jan 3, 2006 | Jan 7, 2006 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-217128 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-274918 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-292686 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 389 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxUPPER WILCOX | 6,800 | -6,411 |
| Vela 2 Sand | 9,330 | -8,941 |
| Guerra Sand | 9,802 | -9,413 |
| Cook Mountain | — | — |
| Jackson | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | — | — |
| WilcoxWILCOX - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| YeguaYEGUA - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,170 | 7,186 | Perforated |
| 7,296 | 7,302 | Perforated |
| 7,350 | 7,368 | Perforated |
| 8,618 | 8,646 | Perforated |
| 9,332 | 9,362 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,345 | 17.5 | 845 S |
| 9.625 | 8,365 | 12.5 | 780 S |
| 4.5 | 10,300 | 8.5 | 1,060 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 1, 2022 | May 10, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 2022 | Apr 27, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2014 | Jun 9, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 2007 | May 24, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Nov 6, 2006 | Mar 15, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-505-35460 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35460 → 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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