TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · SIMMONS RANCH LEASE · API 42-435-35458 · DISTRICT 6E
Simmons Ranch #20
Sutton County · Sawyer (Canyon) field · Producing · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 3
- Fawcett (Wolfcamp) · Sawyer (Canyon) · Sawyer (Strawn, North)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Simmons Ranch #20 (API 42-435-35458) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed July 5, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 6, 2001, permitted to 8,350 ft.
It was permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Wolfcamp, Canyon, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 90 barrels of oil and 170K mcf of gas since July 2001, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 33
- Phone
- (713) 495-5300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upp Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Upp Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpApr 6, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 6, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jul 5, 2001
- completed
- 90
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 170K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2001 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 5, 2001
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 Ranch G-9-184540 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 90 | 170K | Jul 2001 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 560 · prior 12 704(-20%)
Wells named Simmons Ranch
Upp Operating LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Sutton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpJul 2001 → Nov 2001
- 2Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Dec 2007
- 3Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 5Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507519-99 | Drill | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Apr 6, 2001 | Apr 6, 2001 | May 30, 2001 | 8,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2001 | Simmons Ranch G-9-184540 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2026 | 8,350 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,241 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 810 | 1,431 |
| Wolfcamp | 3,577 | -1,336 |
| Canyon | 6,214 | -3,973 |
| Strawn | 7,660 | -5,419 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,216 | 7,046 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,369 | 11 | 720 S |
| 5.5 | 8,343 | 7.875 | 550 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 28, 2001 | Sep 7, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-435-35458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-35458 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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