WELL · 42-253-31249 · DISTRICT 7
Burton W.I. #1
Jones County · Wimberly (Gunsight Unit) field · Vertical
Burton W.I. #1 (API 42-253-31249) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged January 26, 2022, last operated by O Ryan Oil And Gas.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1984, permitted to 2,700 ft.
It was permitted by Thomson-Monteith and has since transferred to O Ryan Oil And Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Flippen, Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 3.73K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thomson-Monteith; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Odessa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 96 permits on file · (432) 550-2112
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | O Ryan Oil and Gas |
| Production reports | O'Ryan Oil and Gasthrough Feb 2023 |
| Latest permit | Thomson-MonteithFeb 10, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1984
- completed
- 3.73K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 26, 2022
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton, W.I. O-8-20100 | Wimberly (Gunsight Unit) | O'Ryan Oil and Gas | 4 | 3.73K | 20 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Saxon Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Winco Oil Inc.Jul 1994 → Feb 1996
- 3O'Ryan Oil and GasFeb 2023 → Feb 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230805-99 | Recompletion | Thomson-Monteith | Jan 31, 1984 | Feb 10, 1984 | — | 2,661 |
| 56067-99 | Drill | Marianas Operating Co. | Aug 21, 1979 | Aug 21, 1979 | Aug 30, 1979 | 2,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-20100 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,788 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Flippen | 2,298 | -510 |
| Gunsight | 2,576 | -788 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,298 | 2,302 | Perforated |
| 2,576 | 2,586 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 161 | 11 | 90 S |
| 2.375 | 2,265 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,600 | 7.875 | 110 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 | Dec 20, 1984 | May 8, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 18, 1984 | Apr 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1984 | Apr 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 14, 1980 | — |
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 42-253-31249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-31249 → 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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