WELL · 42-227-35870 · DISTRICT 8
Simpson #1
Howard County · Luther SE. (Silurian-Devonian) field · Directional
Simpson #1 (API 42-227-35870) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged October 1, 2015, last operated by Midland Oil And Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 12, 2004, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wtg Exploration and has since transferred to Midland Oil And Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Wolfcamp, Canyon, Woodford.
Its lease has reported 13.4K barrels of oil since August 2004, last reporting in November 2015.
Operator of record
Permitted by WTG Exploration; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 229 permits on file · (432) 661-1580
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Midland Oil and Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.through Dec 2014 |
| Latest permit | WTG ExplorationMay 12, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 12, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 5, 2004
- completed
- 13.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2004 THROUGH Nov 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 5, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 1, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson O-10-37401 | Luther, SE. (Silurian-Devonian) | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | 1 | 13.4K | 0 | Aug 2004 – Nov 2015 |
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.
- 1Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.Aug 2004 → Dec 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 545611-98 | Drill | WTG Exploration | Jun 17, 2004 | May 12, 2004 | — | 11,000 |
| 545611-99 | Drill | WTG Exploration | May 12, 2004 | May 12, 2004 | May 15, 2004 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37401 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,712 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,944 | 9,951 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 332 | 17.5 | 425 S |
| 8.625 | 3,218 | 11 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 10,017 | 7.875 | 450 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 2, 2005 | Sep 7, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-227-35870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35870 → 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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