WELL · 42-475-33677 · DISTRICT 8
Howard Bernice #1
Ward County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Vertical
Howard Bernice #1 (API 42-475-33677) is a well in Ward County operated by Simata Energy LLC, completed December 1, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 20, 1985, permitted to 11,100 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Company and has since transferred to Simata Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 39K barrels of oil and 1.18K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · (432) 560-5252
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Simata Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Simata Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating CompanySep 20, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 1985
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1985
- completed
- 39K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard, Bernice O-10-30307 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | Simata Energy, LLC | 1 | 39K | 1.18K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 593 · prior 12 637(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Eason Production CompanyJan 1993 → May 1993
- 2Clayton Petroleum CorporationJun 1993 → Nov 1998
- 3McFarland & Scobey, Inc.Dec 1998 → Dec 2006
- 4Simata EnergyJan 2007 → Oct 2014
- 5Simata Energy, LLCNov 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285374-99 | Drill | EP Operating Company | Sep 20, 1985 | Sep 20, 1985 | Sep 26, 1985 | 11,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30307 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,516 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 5,012 | -2,496 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,955 | -3,439 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,900 | -4,384 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SANDS | 10,788 | -8,272 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,783 | 10,889 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 50 | 26 | 225 S |
| 13.375 | 1,263 | 17.5 | 1,060 S |
| 8.625 | 4,910 | 11 | 2,470 S |
| 5.5 | 11,008 | 7.875 | 1,067 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 | Jan 7, 1986 | Dec 12, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 24, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-475-33677 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-33677 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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