WELL · 42-127-31953 · DISTRICT 1
Hugh A. Fitzsimons et al -Z- #1046
Dimmit County · Hugh Fitzsimmons (San Miguel) field · Vertical
Hugh A. Fitzsimons ET AL -Z- #1046 (API 42-127-31953) is a plugged well in Dimmit County, plugged April 15, 2009, last operated by Prime Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1983, permitted to 4,200 ft.
It was permitted by Ladd Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Prime Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Olmos, San Miguel.
Its lease has reported 2.68K barrels of oil and 13.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2009. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ladd Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 595
- Phone
- (432) 682-5600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prime Operating Company |
| Production reports | Prime Operating Companythrough Jul 2008 |
| Latest permit | Ladd Petroleum Corp.Jun 3, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 1983
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 1988
- completed
- 2.68K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 15, 2009
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh A. Fitzsimons, et al -Z- O-1-11354 | Hugh Fitzsimmons (San Miguel) | Prime Operating Company | 2 | 2.68K | 13.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2009 |
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.
- 1Prime Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197335-99 | Recompletion | Ladd Petroleum Corp. | Jun 3, 1983 | Jun 3, 1983 | — | 4,000 |
| 75020-99 | Drill | Ladd Petroleum Corp. | Mar 12, 1980 | Mar 12, 1980 | — | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11354 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 699 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| OlmosOLMOS SANDSTONE | 2,770 | -2,071 |
| San MiguelSAN MIGUEL SANDSTONE | 3,858 | -3,159 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,774 | 2,778 | Perforated |
| 3,106 | 3,128 | Perforated |
| 3,152 | 3,162 | Perforated |
| 3,877 | 3,908 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 141 | 13.5 | 100 S |
| 2.375 | 2,989 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 3,980 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,985 | 7.875 | 625 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 | Mar 30, 1988 | Mar 21, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1987 | Oct 21, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Aug 17, 1987 | Aug 3, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1987 | Jun 25, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 27, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 24, 1980 | — |
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 42-127-31953 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-31953 → 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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