WELL · 42-263-31169 · DISTRICT 8
Sims L. R. 14 #3
Kent County · Brazos Bluff (Strawn) field · Vertical
Sims L. R. 14 #3 (API 42-263-31169) is a plugged well in Kent County, plugged March 4, 1997, last operated by Osr Oil & Gas Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1986, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Terra Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Osr Oil & Gas Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Mississippian, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 5.04K barrels of oil and 3.45K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1997. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Terra Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Victoria, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 7, 2001 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Osr Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Osr Oil & Gas Companythrough Jan 1997 |
| Latest permit | Terra Resources, Inc.Dec 15, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 1986
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1986
- completed
- 5.04K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.45K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 4, 1997
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sims, L. R. "14" O-11-65617 | Brazos Bluff (Strawn) | Osr Oil & Gas Company | 2 | 5.04K | 3.45K | Jan 1993 – May 1997 |
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.
- 1Snyder Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Osr Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1994 → Dec 1996
- 3Mec Energy CorporationApr 1995 → Sep 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324408-99 | Recompletion | Terra Resources, Inc. | Dec 15, 1986 | Dec 15, 1986 | — | 8,000 |
| 291387-99 | Drill | Terra Resources, Inc. | Jan 27, 1986 | Nov 27, 1985 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-65617 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,206 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnSTRAWN C | 7,143 | -4,937 |
| Mississippian | 7,350 | -5,144 |
| Ellenburger | 7,565 | -5,359 |
| Strawn | 9,626 | -7,420 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,196 | 7,206 | Perforated |
| 7,566 | 7,573 | Open hole |
| 7,568 | 7,573 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,800 | 11 | 905 S |
| 5.5 | 7,566 | 7.875 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | — | — | 300 S |
| 8.625 | — | 11 | 605 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 | Aug 2, 1988 | Jul 19, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1987 | Jan 8, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1986 | Jan 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-263-31169 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-263-31169 → 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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