WELL · 42-239-31795 · DISTRICT 2
Simons T. K. #4
Jackson County · Texana N. (Frio 5880) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Simons T. K. #4 (API 42-239-31795) is a well in Jackson County operated by Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc., completed August 16, 1982 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 3, 1982, permitted to 6,900 ft.
It was permitted by Howell Drilling, Inc. and has since transferred to Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 129K barrels of oil and 31.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Howell Drilling, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 142 permits on file · (325) 762-3991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc. |
| Production reports | Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc.through May 2012 |
| Latest permit | Howell Drilling, Inc.Aug 3, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 1982
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 1982
- completed
- 129K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simons, T. K. O-2-6403 | Texana, N. (Frio 5880) | Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc. | 1 | 129K | 31.7K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Tal-Con, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1993
- 2Ffa Petroleum ServicesJun 1993 → Sep 2001
- 3Ffa Petroleum Services, Inc.Oct 2001 → Oct 2005
- 4Delco Operating Company LPNov 2005 → Jul 2009
- 5Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc.Aug 2009 → May 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168245-99 | Drill | Howell Drilling, Inc. | Aug 3, 1982 | Aug 3, 1982 | — | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6403 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,880 | 5,884 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 356 | 13.75 | 335 S |
| 2.75 | 5,812 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,306 | 8.75 | 1,595 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 20, 1982 | — |
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 42-239-31795 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-31795 → 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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