WELL · 42-181-02265 · DISTRICT 9
Shimp #1
Grayson County · Barbour (Strawn) field · Vertical
Shimp #1 (API 42-181-02265) is a plugged well in Grayson County, plugged February 17, 1994, last operated by Texas Exploration & Prod. CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 16, 1979, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Balson Oil CO. and has since transferred to Texas Exploration & Prod. CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Balson Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Gainesville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 1996 · 18 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Exploration & Prod. Co. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Balson Oil Co.Aug 16, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 16, 1979
- last permit issued
- Nov 23, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 23, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimp O-13-19720 | Barbour (Strawn) | Texas Exploration & Prod. Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55757-99 | Other | Balson Oil Co. | Aug 16, 1979 | Aug 16, 1979 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-19720 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,657 | 4,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 120 | 12 | — |
| 2.375 | 4,650 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,700 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Dec 17, 1979 | — |
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 42-181-02265 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-02265 → 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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