WELL · 42-293-31251 · DISTRICT 5
Sims Gas Unit #3
Limestone County · Oletha (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
Sims Gas Unit #3 (API 42-293-31251) is a well in Limestone County operated by Lodestone Operating Inc., completed May 22, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 16, 1998, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sklar & Phillips Oil CO. and has since transferred to Lodestone Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including B. Austin Chalk, Paluxy, Glen Rose, B. Massive Anhydrite.
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 | Lodestone Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sklar & Phillips Oil Co.Jan 16, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 22, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 938K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sims Gas Unit G-5-170493 | Oletha (Travis Peak) | Lodestone Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 938K | May 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,604 · prior 12 484(+231%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sklar & Phillips Oil Co.May 1998 → Dec 1999
- 2Marathon Oil CompanyJan 2000 → Oct 2014
- 3Legacy Reserves Operating LPApr 2017 → Apr 2017
- 4Saguaro Petroleum, LLCAug 2020 → Apr 2023
- 5Lodestone Operating, Inc.May 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472313-99 | Drill | Sklar & Phillips Oil Co. | Jan 16, 1998 | Jan 16, 1998 | Apr 9, 1998 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-170493 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 406 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B. Austin Chalk | 3,800 | -3,394 |
| Paluxy | 4,570 | -4,164 |
| Glen Rose | 5,250 | -4,844 |
| B. Massive Anhydrite | 6,662 | -6,256 |
| Sligo | 7,288 | -6,882 |
| Travis Peak | 7,495 | -7,089 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,586 | 7,596 | Perforated |
| 7,664 | 7,668 | Perforated |
| 7,703 | 7,710 | Perforated |
| 7,753 | 7,759 | Perforated |
| 7,970 | 7,980 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 900 | 11.75 | 270 S |
| 5.5 | 8,260 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Nov 17, 1998 | Sep 22, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 2, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-293-31251 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31251 → 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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