WELL · 42-367-33062 · DISTRICT 7
Simms #1
Parker County · Bethesda (Big Saline) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Simms #1 (API 42-367-33062) is a well in Parker County operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc., completed November 21, 1988 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 14, 1988, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc. and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pregant Shale, Marble Falls.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 99 permits on file · (817) 980-5613
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Aug 2015 |
| Latest permit | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc.Oct 14, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 1988
- last permit issued
- Nov 21, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 161K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 21, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simms G-8-129218 | Bethesda (Big Saline) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 161K | 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.
- 1M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352199-99 | Drill | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc. | Oct 13, 1988 | Oct 14, 1988 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-129218 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,054 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pregant Shale | 3,781 | -2,727 |
| Marble Falls | 4,912 | -3,858 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,814 | 3,908 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 624 | 12.25 | 130 S |
| 4.5 | 5,018 | 7.625 | 320 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 10, 1989 | Dec 16, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-367-33062 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-367-33062 → 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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