TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · SIMPSON, W. M. LEASE · API 42-497-33177 · DISTRICT 7C
Simpson W. M. #3
Wise County · Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) field · Vertical
Simpson W. M. #3 (API 42-497-33177) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged September 23, 2014, last operated by Devon Energy Production CO L.P..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1986, permitted to 6,400 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Devon Energy Production CO L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caddo.
Its lease has reported 283 barrels of oil and 539K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,266
- Phone
- (405) 235-3611
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Oct 2011 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationJul 7, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 1986
- last permit issued
- Sep 5, 1986
- completed
- 283
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 539K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 5, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 23, 2014
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, W. M. G-13-122282 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 1 | 283 | 539K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2011 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Oct 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304463-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | May 14, 1986 | Jul 7, 1986 | — | 6,400 |
| 301891-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | May 6, 1986 | May 7, 1986 | — | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1986 | Simpson W. M. G-13-122282 | Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 720 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoLOWER CADDO | 5,540 | -4,820 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,677 | 4,736 | Perforated |
| 5,225 | 5,714 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 290 | 12.25 | 190 S |
| 4.5 | 6,085 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Feb 20, 1987 | Oct 10, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-497-33177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33177 → 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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