WELL · 42-395-30623 · DISTRICT 5
Simmons Unit #1
Robertson County · Bald Prairie (CV Consolidated) field · Vertical
Simmons Unit #1 (API 42-395-30623) is a plugged well in Robertson County, plugged December 17, 2013, last operated by Fortson Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 3, 2000, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Matador Operating Company and has since transferred to Fortson Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
Permitted by Matador Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2020 · 220 permits on file · (682) 351-9015
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortson Oil Company |
| Production reports | Fortson Oil Companythrough Apr 2013 |
| Latest permit | Matador Operating CompanyNov 3, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.13M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2001 THROUGH Dec 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 17, 2013
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 Unit G-5-181734 | Bald Prairie (CV Consolidated) | Fortson Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 1.13M | Feb 2001 – Dec 2013 |
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.
- 1Matador Operating CompanyFeb 2001 → Jul 2003
- 2Brown, Tom Inc.Aug 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Oct 2009
- 4Fortson Oil CompanyNov 2009 → Apr 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501556-99 | Drill | Matador Operating Company | Nov 3, 2000 | Nov 3, 2000 | Nov 13, 2000 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-181734 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 448 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 7,705 | -7,257 |
| Pettit | 7,825 | -7,377 |
| Travis Peak | 8,062 | -7,614 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY GROUP | 10,210 | -9,762 |
| Knowles Limestone | 10,670 | -10,222 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,990 | -10,542 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,880 | 11,100 | Perforated |
| 11,294 | 11,314 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,060 | 12.25 | 780 S |
| 5.5 | 11,520 | 7.875 | 1,170 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 | Jun 1, 2001 | Mar 19, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 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 42-395-30623 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-395-30623 → 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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