WELL · 42-161-30422 · DISTRICT 5
Sims G. F. #1
Freestone County · Teague West (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Sims G. F. #1 (API 42-161-30422) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged January 24, 1994, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 19, 1978, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Teal Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Woodbine, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Permitted by Teal Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Mar 1993 |
| Latest permit | Teal Petroleum CompanyApr 19, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 19, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.03K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 24, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sims, G. F. G-5-78142 | Teague, West (Travis Peak) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 3.03K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
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.
- 1Grace Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 1993 → Mar 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22452-99 | Drill | Teal Petroleum Company | Apr 19, 1978 | Apr 19, 1978 | May 6, 1978 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-78142 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 503 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 4,060 | -3,557 |
| Rodessa | 6,793 | -6,290 |
| Pettit | 7,260 | -6,757 |
| Travis Peak | 7,530 | -7,027 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,930 | 6,938 | Perforated |
| 6,951 | 6,960 | Perforated |
| 7,459 | 7,630 | Perforated |
| 7,668 | 7,677 | Perforated |
| 7,786 | 7,815 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 914 | 12.25 | 470 S |
| 4.5 | 8,373 | 6.75 | 630 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 11, 1993 | Jun 23, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Feb 18, 1992 | Jan 30, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1986 | Dec 5, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 17, 1978 | — |
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 42-161-30422 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30422 → 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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