WELL · 42-253-30350 · DISTRICT 7
Orr E. L. #1A
Jones County · Truby N. (Strawn) field · Vertical
Orr E. L. #1A (API 42-253-30350) is a well in Jones County operated by Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc., completed January 10, 1975.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 29, 1994, permitted to 2,711 ft.
It was permitted by Guidance Oil Developers, Inc. and has since transferred to Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hope, Palo Pinto, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 25.8K barrels of oil and 87 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Guidance Oil Developers, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 142 permits on file · (325) 762-3991
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc. |
| Production reports | Concho Oilfield Service, Inc.through Apr 2013 |
| Latest permit | Guidance Oil Developers, Inc.Aug 29, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,711
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jan 10, 1975
- completed
- 25.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 87
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 10, 1975
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orr, E. L. O-8-12515 | Truby, N. (Strawn) | Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc. | 2 | 1.44K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Orr, E. L. O-8-27298 | Jones County Regular | Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 24.3K | 68 | Sep 1994 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Sojourner Drilling CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Guidance Oil Developers, Inc.Jul 1993 → Dec 1994
- 3Petrotex, Inc.Jan 1995 → Feb 1999
- 4J.H. Oil, Inc. (A)Mar 1999 → Dec 2004
- 5Woodygreen Resources, LLCJan 2005 → Jun 2005
- 6Woodygreen Resources, LPApr 2006 → Sep 2007
- 7Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc.Oct 2007 → Jul 2011
- 8Concho Oilfield Service, Inc.Aug 2011 → Apr 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427362-99 | Recompletion | Guidance Oil Developers, Inc. | Aug 25, 1994 | Aug 29, 1994 | Dec 2, 1993 | 2,711 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-12515 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27298 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,732 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | 2,624 | -892 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO REEF | 4,130 | -2,398 |
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 4,542 | -2,810 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,624 | 2,628 | Perforated |
| 2,664 | 2,668 | Perforated |
| 4,551 | 4,557 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 184 | 12.25 | 140 S |
| 4.5 | 4,609 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Nov 16, 1994 | Oct 4, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1994 | Jan 22, 1975 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 22, 1975 | — |
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 42-253-30350 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-30350 → 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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