OPERATORS · RRC 783405 · P-5 STATUS Y
Simon, W. D. Oil Co
Kermit, TX
Watch this operatorSimon, W. D. Oil CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued June 13, 1996.
The RRC wellbore file lists 16 wells under its operatorship.
5 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1991; its P-5 organization report was last filed December 4, 2025.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 16 of record
- 10
- leases it reports
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- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026
From permit to spud
FROM THE DATES ON ITS W-1 PERMITS · ALL TIME
A permit is a plan, not a well. These figures count only permits old enough to have spudded, six months and more, and read the spud, cancel, and expiry dates the RRC records on each one.
- 40%
- spud rate · 2 of 5 mature permits
- 12
- median days permit to spud · middle half 11–14
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 3
- expired undrilled
- 1
- permits a year over 6 active years
Where
Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.
All 5 permits, searchable → · Leases it reports → · On the map →
Formations in its completed wells
Tops reported on completion filings for wells it operates. RRC wellbore file. About tops →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Canyon | 3 | 0 |
| Delaware | 3 | 0 |
| Rustler | 1 | 0 |
Production by month
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Barrels on leases where this operator filed the production report. Lease-level by design; the latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive. How production is reported →
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- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
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- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 113K
- bbl oil since reporting began
No lease production reported under this operator number in the last three years.
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 16
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 15
- plugged
How it got them
- 0
- permitted itself
- 6
- acquired from others
- 3
- permitted, now run by others
Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Disposal and injection
- 0
- active UIC permits of 13
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →
Permit types
Last 12 months against the prior 12, and all time. A type opens the permit history filtered to it. What the types mean →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reclass | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fields
RRC regulatory fields with the most wells of record under this operator. The field opens its page; the count opens this operator's wells in it.
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| Onyx (Ellenburger)67388500 | 5 | 0 |
| Quito West (Delaware)73933500 | 3 | 0 |
| Collie (Delaware)19665200 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott (Delaware)81738250 | 2 | 0 |
| Quito (Delaware Sand)73926500 | 1 | 0 |
| Wheat96742001 | 1 | 0 |
| Toro (Delaware)90781200 | 1 | 0 |
| Quito West (Cherry Canyon)73933420 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Dec 4, 2025
- Oil operator
- Address
- 526 North D Ave
- Kermit, TX 79745
- Officers and agents
- Ritchie, Ann E. · Texas Resident Agent
- Simon, William D. · Sole Proprietor
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448497 | Jun 13, 1996 | Jun 13, 1996 | Simon, W. D. Oil Co. | Winkler | Walton, J. B. #3W | 3,398 | 49500595 |
| 448496 | Jun 13, 1996 | Jun 13, 1996 | Simon, W. D. Oil Co. | Winkler | Walton, J. B. #2W | 3,370 | 49500594 |
| 434509 | Apr 5, 1995 | Apr 5, 1995 | Simon, W. D. Oil Co. | Ward | Wilson #1 | 7,400 | 47534226 |
| 433141 | Feb 22, 1995 | Feb 22, 1995 | Simon, W. D. Oil Co. | Ward | Olson #1 | 7,300 | 47534223 |
| 396209 | Jan 29, 1992 | Jan 29, 1992 | Pitts Energy Co. | Ward | Snodgrass #1 | 6,700 | 47534100 |
| 390174 | Jul 24, 1991 | Jul 24, 1991 | Pitts Energy Co. | Ward | State "B" #1 | 6,700 | 47534085 |
| 383956 | Jan 31, 1991 | Jan 31, 1991 | Simon, W. D. Oil Co. | Ward | Julie #1 | 5,050 | 47531843 |
| 279553 | Jul 5, 1985 | Jul 5, 1985 | Point Petroleum Corporation | Reeves | Texaco Fee #3701 | 6,500 | 38931671 |
| 185927 | Feb 11, 1983 | Feb 11, 1983 | Couch, Harry L. | Reeves | Prewit, B. N. TR 'B' #2 | 4,800 | 38931355 |
| 183778 | Jan 20, 1983 | Jan 20, 1983 | Couch, Harry L. | Reeves | Prewit, B. N. Tr. #1 | 6,200 | 38931349 |
| 95814 | Oct 16, 1980 | Oct 16, 1980 | Argee Oil Company | Ward | Avary #1 | 6,300 | 47532202 |
About this data
Registration from the RRC P-5 organization report, refreshed weekly. Permits from the OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wells of record from the EWA wellbore schedule; production from PDQ lease reports at the last vintage; disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/operators/tx/783405, documented in the API reference.