WELL · 42-353-32738 · DISTRICT 7
Simmons Opal #1
Nolan County · Grizzly (Strawn Reef) field · Vertical
Simmons Opal #1 (API 42-353-32738) is a plugged well in Nolan County, plugged March 14, 2024, last operated by Clear Fork Incorporated.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 1, 2001, permitted to 5,950 ft.
It was permitted by Sinclair Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Clear Fork Incorporated on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Pennsylvanian.
Its lease has reported 45.5K barrels of oil and 7.94K mcf of gas since July 2001, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sinclair Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 472
- Phone
- (325) 677-1309
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Clear Fork Incorporated |
| Production reports | Clear Fork, Incorporatedthrough Dec 2017 |
| Latest permit | Sinclair Oil CorporationMay 1, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 1, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 2001
- completed
- 45.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.94K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 14, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons, Opal O-8-29023 | Grizzly (Strawn Reef) | Clear Fork, Incorporated | 1 | 45.5K | 7.94K | Jul 2001 – 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.
- 1Sinclair Oil CorporationJul 2001 → May 2006
- 2Sinclair Oil & Gas CompanyJun 2006 → Nov 2009
- 3Clear Fork, IncorporatedJan 2010 → Dec 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508146-99 | Drill | Sinclair Oil Corporation | Apr 24, 2001 | May 1, 2001 | Jun 26, 2001 | 5,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-29023 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,467 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PennsylvanianPENN. LIME | 5,579 | -3,112 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,592 | 5,602 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 413 | 11 | 180 S |
| 5.5 | 5,750 | 7.875 | 825 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 | Oct 18, 2001 | Aug 7, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-353-32738 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-353-32738 → 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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