WELL · 42-373-31077 · DISTRICT 3
Simmons A-70 #2H
Polk County · Double a Wells N (Austin Chalk) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Simmons A-70 #2H (API 42-373-31077) is a horizontal well in Polk County operated by Tala Energy LLC, completed March 16, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 2, 2006, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Delta Exploration Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Tala Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Taylor, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Delta Exploration Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
College Sta, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (281) 635-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tala Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Walter Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Mar 2025 |
| Latest permit | Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Aug 2, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 2, 2006
- last permit issued
- Mar 16, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.81M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 16, 2007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons A-70 G-3-229794 | Double a Wells, N (Austin Chalk) | Tala Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 6.81M | Mar 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 8,593(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Mar 2007 → Aug 2010
- 2Wapiti Operating, LLCSep 2010 → Jan 2013
- 3Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.Feb 2013 → May 2016
- 4BXP Operating, LLCJun 2016 → Jun 2022
- 5Walter Oil & Gas CorporationJul 2022 → Mar 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623690-97 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | May 21, 2007 | Aug 2, 2006 | Oct 28, 2006 | 15,000 |
| 623690-98 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | Nov 14, 2006 | Aug 2, 2006 | Oct 28, 2006 | 15,000 |
| 623690-99 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | Aug 2, 2006 | Aug 2, 2006 | Oct 28, 2006 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-229794 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 12,420 | -12,094 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SHALE | 13,120 | -12,794 |
| Austin Chalk | 13,592 | -13,266 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,739 | 14,135 | Perforated |
| 13,739 | 17,765 | Perforated |
| 13,739 | 19,330 | Perforated |
| 13,739 | 20,240 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,630 | 14.75 | 1,740 S |
| 7.625 | 13,735 | 9.875 | 1,000 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 5, 2007 | May 17, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-373-31077 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-373-31077 → 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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