TEXAS · WELLS · CASS COUNTY · SIMPSON "E" LEASE · API 42-067-30052 · DISTRICT 06
Simpson E #1
Cass County · New Barn (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Producing · Vertical
Simpson E #1 (API 42-067-30052) is a well in Cass County operated by Buffco Production Inc., completed December 3, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 26, 1991, permitted to 11,550 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Bossier.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyApr 26, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,550
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1991
- last permit issued
- Dec 3, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 3, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson "E" G-6-145443 | New Barn (Cotton Valley Sand) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.04M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,102 · prior 12 10,643(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyFeb 1993 → Jan 2000
- 2Matador Operating CompanyFeb 2000 → Jul 2003
- 3Brown, Tom Inc.Aug 2003 → Dec 2004
- 4Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Jun 2010
- 5Buffco Production Inc.Apr 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387101-98 | Reenter | Marathon Oil Company | Jun 2, 1993 | Apr 26, 1991 | Oct 9, 1992 | 11,550 |
| 387101-99 | Reenter | Marathon Oil Company | Apr 24, 1991 | Apr 26, 1991 | — | 12,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1992 | Simpson E G-6-145443 | New Barn (Cotton Valley Sand) | Buffco Production Inc. | Producing | 11,550 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 434 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 7,712 | -7,278 |
| Travis Peak | 7,842 | -7,408 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 10,474 | -10,040 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,230 | -10,796 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,441 | -11,007 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,798 | 10,818 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,865 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 11,550 | 8.75 | 1,230 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 | Jun 16, 1993 | Feb 16, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-067-30052 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-067-30052 → 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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