WELL · 42-399-33540 · DISTRICT 7
Sims #2
Runnels County · Ashton (Dog Bend) field · Vertical
Sims #2 (API 42-399-33540) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged September 12, 2017, last operated by Sims John S..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 22, 1985, permitted to 3,600 ft.
It was permitted by Doan Oil Company and has since transferred to Sims John S. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, King Sand, Palo Pinto, Dog Bend.
Its lease has reported 5.31K barrels of oil and 271K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2025. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Doan Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lawn, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 7, 2001 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sims John S. |
| Production reports | Cedar Oil Companythrough Sep 2017 |
| Latest permit | Doan Oil CompanyMay 22, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Oct 10, 1985
- completed
- 5.31K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 271K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 10, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 12, 2017
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; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sims O-9-6871 | Ashton (Dog Bend) | Cedar Oil Company | 6 | 5.31K | 271K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2025 |
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.
- 1New Horizon Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1998
- 2Sims, John S.Feb 1999 → Feb 2002
- 3Cedar Oil CompanyMar 2002 → Apr 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275707-99 | Drill | Doan Oil Company | May 22, 1985 | May 22, 1985 | May 18, 1985 | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-6871 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 1,140 |
| King Sand | 2,540 |
| Palo Pinto | 3,310 |
| Dog Bend | 3,426 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,432 | 3,436 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 128 | 11 | 70 S |
| 4.5 | 3,480 | 7.875 | 140 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 7, 1988 | Mar 10, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1986 | Mar 10, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-399-33540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-33540 → 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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