WELL · 42-293-31147 · DISTRICT 5
Sims Gas Unit #1
Limestone County · Oletha (Travis Peak) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Sims Gas Unit #1 (API 42-293-31147) is a well in Limestone County operated by Lodestone Operating Inc., completed April 28, 1998 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 1998, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sklar & Phillips Oil CO. and has since transferred to Lodestone Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B. Austin Chalk, B. Massive Anhy., Sligo, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sklar & Phillips Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Portland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (361) 877-7077
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lodestone Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil Companythrough Apr 2015 |
| Latest permit | Sklar & Phillips Oil Co.May 28, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 28, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 28, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 28, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 2 leases 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 Gas Unit G-5-160959 | Oletha (Cotton Valley Sand) | Lodestone Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 208K | Oct 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Sims Gas Unit G-5-169083 | Oletha (Travis Peak) | Lodestone Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.25M | Apr 1998 – 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.
- 1Sklar & Phillips Oil Co.Oct 1996 → Dec 1999
- 2Marathon Oil CompanyJan 2000 → Apr 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476701-99 | Recompletion | Sklar & Phillips Oil Co. | May 28, 1998 | May 28, 1998 | Apr 13, 1998 | 10,500 |
| 449105-98 | Drill | Sklar & Phillips Oil Co. | Nov 19, 1996 | Jun 13, 1996 | — | 10,500 |
| 449105-99 | Drill | Sklar & Phillips Oil Co. | Jun 10, 1996 | Jun 13, 1996 | Jul 10, 1996 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-160959 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-169083 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 375 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B. Austin Chalk | 3,746 | -3,371 |
| B. Massive Anhy. | 6,598 | -6,223 |
| Sligo | 7,208 | -6,833 |
| Travis Peak | 7,430 | -7,055 |
| C.V. B Marker | 9,584 | -9,209 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,438 | 7,446 | Perforated |
| 7,596 | 7,608 | Perforated |
| 9,146 | 9,154 | Perforated |
| 9,183 | 9,190 | Perforated |
| 9,258 | 9,270 | Perforated |
| 9,420 | 9,426 | Perforated |
| 9,532 | 9,537 | Perforated |
| 9,728 | 9,746 | Perforated |
| 9,966 | 9,975 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,028 | 12.25 | 390 S |
| 5.5 | 10,370 | 7.875 | 875 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 6, 1998 | Jun 12, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 17, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1997 | Nov 14, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-293-31147 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31147 → 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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