WELL · 42-175-33247 · DISTRICT 2
Simmons Gas Unit #4
Goliad County · Austin (Wilcox Massive E) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Simmons Gas Unit #4 (API 42-175-33247) is a well in Goliad County operated by Aldine Oil And Gas LP, completed June 9, 2009 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued May 16, 2000, permitted to 14,700 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Aldine Oil And Gas LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tomball, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2025
- Phone
- (281) 822-1400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aldine Oil and Gas LP |
| Production reports | Ventex Operating Corp.through May 2020 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.May 16, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 16, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jun 9, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 9, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons Gas Unit G-2-182490 | Austin (Wilcox Massive) | Aldine Oil and Gas, LP | 1 | 0 | 284K | Oct 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Simmons Gas Unit G-2-182772 | Austin (Wilcox Massive E) | Aldine Oil and Gas, LP | 1 | 0 | 1.87M | Dec 2000 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Oct 2000 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Oct 2016
- 4Vantage Operating, LLCNov 2016 → Mar 2017
- 5Ventex Operating Corp.Feb 2020 → May 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495117-97 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jan 11, 2001 | May 16, 2000 | — | 14,700 |
| 495117-98 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Aug 16, 2000 | May 16, 2000 | Sep 5, 2000 | 14,700 |
| 495117-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | May 16, 2000 | May 16, 2000 | — | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-182490 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-182772 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 130 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxUPPER WILCOX | 9,258 | -9,128 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,881 | 10,890 | Perforated |
| 10,972 | 10,998 | Perforated |
| 11,260 | 11,265 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.625 | 1,720 | 17.5 | 1,040 S |
| 13.375 | 1,720 | 17.5 | 1,040 S |
| 9.625 | 4,600 | 12.25 | 1,295 S |
| 5.5 | 8,916 | 7.5 | 150 S |
| 7.625 | 9,250 | 8.5 | 700 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 11, 2010 | Aug 26, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 2001 | Jan 29, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 2, 2001 | Jan 17, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | May 31, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-175-33247 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-175-33247 → 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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