TEXAS · WELLS · UPSHUR COUNTY · SIMPSON HEIRS LEASE · API 42-459-30852 · DISTRICT 06
Simpson Heirs #1
Upshur County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Simpson Heirs #1 (API 42-459-30852) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged October 5, 2018, last operated by Buffco Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 22, 1996, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 2.89K barrels of oil and 245K mcf of gas since August 1996, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Sep 2007 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyMar 22, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 2007
- completed
- 2.89K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 245K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Sep 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Heirs G-6-159887 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 2.89K | 245K | Aug 1996 – Sep 2007 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyAug 1996 → Apr 1998
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyMay 1998 → Sep 1998
- 3Matador Operating CompanyOct 1998 → Jul 2003
- 4Brown, Tom Inc.Aug 2003 → Dec 2004
- 5Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Sep 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446157-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Mar 21, 1996 | Mar 22, 1996 | Apr 6, 1996 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2007 | Simpson Heirs G-6-159887 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | Buffco Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 399 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,918 | -6,519 |
| Rodessa | 7,176 | -6,777 |
| Pettit | 7,884 | -7,485 |
| Travis Peak | 8,070 | -7,671 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,495 | -9,096 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,010 | -10,611 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,400 | 7,412 | Perforated |
| 7,433 | 7,442 | Perforated |
| 7,490 | 7,492 | Perforated |
| 7,503 | 7,506 | Perforated |
| 10,893 | 10,918 | Perforated |
| 10,930 | 10,945 | Perforated |
| 10,948 | 10,958 | Perforated |
| 10,960 | 10,970 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,097 | 12.25 | 1,510 S |
| 4.5 | 11,951 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Sep 25, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Oct 4, 1996 | Sep 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-459-30852 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30852 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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