WELL · 42-227-35996 · DISTRICT 8
Simpson #2
Howard County · Luther E. (Canyon Reef) field · Vertical
Simpson #2 (API 42-227-35996) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged December 15, 2011, last operated by Midland Oil And Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 25, 2006, permitted to 8,400 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 33.8K barrels of oil and 49.1K mcf of gas since September 2006, last reporting in July 2012.
Operator of record
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 Jun 2010 |
| Latest permit | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.May 25, 2006 |
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 25, 2006
- last permit issued
- Aug 29, 2006
- completed
- 33.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2006 THROUGH Jul 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 29, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 15, 2011
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-10-37840 | Luther, E. (Canyon Reef) | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | 1 | 33.8K | 49.1K | Sep 2006 – Jul 2012 |
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.Sep 2006 → Jun 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619873-99 | Drill | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | May 24, 2006 | May 25, 2006 | Jul 22, 2006 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37840 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,711 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkBASE CLEARFORK | 4,913 | -2,202 |
| WolfcampTOP WOLFCAMP | 5,396 | -2,685 |
| WolfcampBASE WOLFCAMP | 5,749 | -3,038 |
| CanyonCANYON SAND | 7,417 | -4,706 |
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 7,956 | -5,245 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,958 | 7,962 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 345 | 17.5 | 340 S |
| 8.625 | 3,138 | 11 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 8,097 | 7.875 | 775 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 9, 2007 | Oct 17, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-227-35996 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35996 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/22735996, documented in the API reference.