WELL · 42-253-31131 · DISTRICT 7
Ford #1
Jones County · Farnsworth field · Vertical
Ford #1 (API 42-253-31131) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged February 4, 1993, last operated by 3-L Drilling.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 28, 1978, permitted to 3,400 ft.
It was permitted by Thompson, John R. and has since transferred to 3-L Drilling on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thompson, John R.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 7, 2019 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | 3-L Drilling |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Thompson, John R.Dec 28, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 1978
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 4, 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford O-8-14864 | Farnsworth | 3-L Drilling | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39737-99 | Drill | Thompson, John R. | Dec 28, 1978 | Dec 28, 1978 | Feb 8, 1979 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-14864 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,124 | 3,134 | Perforated |
| — | 2,848 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 163 | 11 | 100 S |
| 2.375 | 3,120 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,286 | 7.875 | 300 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 12, 1984 | Mar 6, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-253-31131 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-31131 → 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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