WELL · 42-169-33225 · DISTRICT 8
Sims #1
Garza County · Bowjack (Strawn) field · Vertical
Sims #1 (API 42-169-33225) is a plugged well in Garza County, plugged April 21, 1997, last operated by United Oil & Minerals Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 13, 1993, permitted to 8,400 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Strawn, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 11.8K barrels of oil and 28 mcf of gas since January 1994, last reporting in June 1997.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 7, 2000
- Permits on file
- 464
- Phone
- (512) 328-8184
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | United Oil & Minerals Inc. |
| Production reports | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.through Jul 1996 |
| Latest permit | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Oct 13, 1993 |
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 1993
- last permit issued
- Feb 4, 1994
- completed
- 11.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Jun 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 4, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 21, 1997
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 O-11-67214 | Bowjack (Strawn) | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | 1 | 11.8K | 28 | Jan 1994 – Jun 1997 |
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.
- 1United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Jan 1994 → Jul 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417047-98 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Feb 11, 1994 | Oct 13, 1993 | — | 8,400 |
| 417047-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Oct 13, 1993 | Oct 13, 1993 | Oct 26, 1993 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67214 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,534 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 7,760 | -5,226 |
| Ellenburger | 8,352 | -5,818 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,976 | 7,984 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 251 | 17 | 260 S |
| 8.625 | 3,998 | 11 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 8,281 | — | 475 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, 1994 | Feb 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 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 42-169-33225 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-169-33225 → 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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