TEXAS · WELLS · GARZA COUNTY · GILES LEASE · API 42-169-34198 · DISTRICT 7B
Giles #8
Garza County · Arlene (Glorieta) field · Shut In · Vertical
Giles #8 (API 42-169-34198) is a well in Garza County operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation, completed February 24, 2015 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 24, 2014, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Cholla Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 136K barrels of oil since August 2014, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by Cholla Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 872
- Phone
- (325) 672-2832
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sojourner Drilling Corporation |
| Production reports | Sojourner Drilling Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cholla Petroleum, Inc.Sep 24, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2014
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 2015
- completed
- 136K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2014 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 2015
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2020
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; they carry 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giles O-11-70235 | Arlene (Glorieta) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 16 | 136K | 0 | Aug 2014 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,063 · prior 12 5,383(-25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cholla Petroleum, Inc.Aug 2014 → Apr 2021
- 2Sojourner Drilling CorporationMay 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 795768-99 | Drill | Cholla Petroleum, Inc. | Sep 5, 2014 | Sep 24, 2014 | Feb 20, 2015 | 3,499 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2015 | Giles O-11-70235 | Arlene (Glorieta) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | Shut In · shut in Oct 1, 2020 | 3,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,527 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YatesYATES - HEAVY WATER AND GAS FLOW | 2,250 | 277 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD | 2,950 | -423 |
| Glorieta | 3,050 | -523 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Mississippian | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,050 | 3,051 | Perforated |
| 3,210 | 3,212 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 338 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 3,300 | 7.875 | 320 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 | May 19, 2015 | May 15, 2015 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 19, 2018. Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeutronSpans Yates, San Andres, Glorieta | TIFF | 1,500 to 3,299 | Jan 19, 2018 | 3.23 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-169-34198 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-169-34198 → 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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