WELL · 42-163-32026 · DISTRICT 1
Orndoff James #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Orndoff James #1 (API 42-163-32026) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged June 7, 1994, last operated by Horizon Natural Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1989, permitted to 7,450 ft.
It was permitted by Sandia Energy Corporation-NM and has since transferred to Horizon Natural Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 340 barrels of oil and 1 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2004.
Operator of record
Horizon Natural Resources Inc.
Permitted by Sandia Energy Corporation-NM; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Nov 6, 2009 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Horizon Natural Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Horizon Natural Resources, Inc.through Nov 1994 |
| Latest permit | Sandia Energy Corporation-NMDec 12, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,450
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 1989
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 1981
- completed
- 340
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 7, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orndoff, James O-1-7307 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Horizon Natural Resources, Inc. | 1 | 340 | 1 | Jan 1993 – Mar 2004 |
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.
- 1Horizon Natural Resources, Inc.Nov 1994 → Nov 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367578-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Sandia Energy Corporation-NM | Dec 12, 1989 | Dec 12, 1989 | Dec 1, 1989 | 7,450 |
| 127410-99 | Drill | Zenith Exploration Co., Inc. | Jul 23, 1981 | Jul 23, 1981 | — | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7307 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 562 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,028 | -6,466 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 7,028 | Perforated |
| — | 7,028 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 300 | 14.75 | 325 S |
| 7 | 6,650 | 9.875 | 1,750 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 | Oct 15, 1992 | Jul 10, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 26, 1981 | — |
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 42-163-32026 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32026 → 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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