WELL · 42-169-31279 · DISTRICT 8
Sims, Ed #1
Garza County · Vertical
Sims, ED #1 (API 42-169-31279) is a plugged well in Garza County, plugged July 4, 1980, last operated by Yates Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1994, permitted to 8,525 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rustler, Penrose, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 84 barrels of oil since November 1994, last reporting in October 1996.
Operator of record
Roswell, NM · P-5 Active, filed Feb 27, 2026 · 43 permits on file · (575) 623-4935
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Yates Energy Corporationthrough Nov 1994 |
| Latest permit | Yates Energy CorporationJul 21, 1994 |
- 8,525
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 84
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1994 THROUGH Oct 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 4, 1980
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, Ed O-11-67329 | Trabow (Spraberry Lime) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 84 | 0 | Nov 1994 – Oct 1996 |
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.
- 1Yates Energy CorporationNov 1994 → Nov 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425918-99 | Reenter | Yates Energy Corporation | Jul 15, 1994 | Jul 21, 1994 | Oct 3, 1994 | 5,500 |
| 81913-99 | Drill | Threshold Development Co. | May 22, 1980 | May 22, 1980 | Jun 9, 1980 | 8,525 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67329 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,585 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 962 | 1,623 |
| Penrose | 2,222 | 363 |
| Grayburg | 2,401 | 184 |
| San Andres | 2,628 | -43 |
| Spraberry | 4,859 | -2,274 |
| SpraberrySPRABERRY CARONATES | 4,890 | -2,305 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,992 | 5,022 | Perforated |
| 5,067 | 5,076 | Perforated |
| 5,107 | 5,715 | Perforated |
| 5,123 | 5,131 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 326 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 2,728 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,517 | 7.875 | 660 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 20, 1995 | Nov 29, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-169-31279 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-169-31279 → 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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