WELL · 42-409-80538 · DISTRICT 4
Sims #10
San Patricio County · Sinton West (4400 Sand Seg A) field · Vertical
Sims #10 (API 42-409-80538) is a permitted well in San Patricio County filed by Galaxy Energies, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 23, 1982, permitted to 5,175 ft.
It was permitted by Galaxy Energies, Inc. and has since transferred to Wallis Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 13K barrels of oil and 43 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Galaxy Energies, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 17 permits on file · (361) 877-8000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wallis Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Wallis Energy, Inc.through Oct 2012 |
| Latest permit | Galaxy Energies, Inc.Sep 23, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,175
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 1982
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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-4-2957 | Sinton, West (Shallow) | Wallis Energy, Inc. | 6 | 13K | 43 | 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.
- 1Harvey Brothers Oil & GasJan 1993 → Jan 2002
- 2Wallis Energy, Inc.Feb 2007 → Oct 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172699-99 | Other | Galaxy Energies, Inc. | Sep 23, 1982 | Sep 23, 1982 | — | 5,175 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-2957 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,449 | 3,461 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 887 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 3,421 | — | — |
| 2 | 4,423 | — | — |
| 5 | 4,483 | — | — |
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 12, 1984 | Oct 15, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 24, 1952 | — |
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 42-409-80538 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-80538 → 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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