WELL · 42-507-31093 · DISTRICT 1
Smyth #5A
Zavala County · Judge Mills (Escondido) field · Vertical
Smyth #5A (API 42-507-31093) is a plugged well in Zavala County, plugged August 14, 2008, last operated by Brazos Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 20, 1979, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sundown Drilling CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Brazos Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sundown Drilling Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brazos Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | McDay Energy Corp.through Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Sundown Drilling Co., Inc.Feb 20, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 14, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyth G-1-94354 | Judge Mills (Escondido) | Brazos Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 49 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2008 |
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.
- 1McDay Energy Corp.Jun 1995 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42828-99 | Drill | Sundown Drilling Co., Inc. | Feb 20, 1979 | Feb 20, 1979 | Feb 21, 1979 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-94354 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,708 | 1,712 | Perforated |
| 1,732 | 1,746 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 245 | 12.25 | 165 S |
| 2.375 | 1,739 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,837 | 7.875 | 360 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 | Aug 23, 1985 | Jul 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 29, 1981 | — |
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 42-507-31093 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-507-31093 → 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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