WELL · 42-165-31700 · DISTRICT 8
Simpson #2
Gaines County · Block a-34 (Yates) field · Vertical
Simpson #2 (API 42-165-31700) is a well in Gaines County operated by Bald Eagle Operating Inc., completed February 1, 1980.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 28, 1980, permitted to 3,120 ft.
It was permitted by Wood, Mcshane & Thams and has since transferred to Bald Eagle Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 7.73K barrels of oil and 9.56K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wood, McShane & Thams; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (432) 425-1064
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bald Eagle Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Bald Eagle Operating Inc.through Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Wood, McShane & ThamsJan 28, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,120
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 1980
- last permit issued
- Feb 1, 1980
- completed
- 7.73K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.56K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 1, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson O-10-25318 | Block a-34 (Yates) | Bald Eagle Operating Inc. | 2 | 7.73K | 9.56K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 100 · prior 12 151(-34%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11 · prior 12 16(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Wood, McShane & ThamsJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Bald Eagle Operating Inc.Aug 1997 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71311-99 | Drill | Wood, McShane & Thams | Jan 28, 1980 | Jan 28, 1980 | Dec 4, 1979 | 3,120 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-25318 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,036 | 3,079 | Perforated |
| — | 3,079 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 370 | 13.5 | 300 S |
| 2.75 | 3,080 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,123 | 7.875 | 885 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 5, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-165-31700 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31700 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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