WELL · 42-253-31707 · DISTRICT 7
Herring A #1
Jones County · Largent W. (Strawn Sand) field · Vertical
Herring A #1 (API 42-253-31707) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged September 10, 1994, last operated by Sweetwater Drilling CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 15, 1980, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Clear Fork Oil CO. and has since transferred to Sweetwater Drilling CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 1.13K barrels of oil and 2.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 1994. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Clear Fork Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 94 permits on file · (214) 755-8000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sweetwater Drilling Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Victory Oil & Gas Incorporatedthrough Jul 1994 |
| Latest permit | Clear Fork Oil Co.Dec 15, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 1980
- last permit issued
- Feb 10, 1981
- completed
- 1.13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 10, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 10, 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring "A" O-8-17058 | Largent, W. (Strawn Sand) | Sweetwater Drilling Co., Inc. | 2 | 1.13K | 2.8K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1994 |
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.
- 1Elk Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Victory Oil & Gas IncorporatedSep 1993 → Jul 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102380-99 | Drill | Clear Fork Oil Co. | Dec 15, 1980 | Dec 15, 1980 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-17058 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,606 | 4,636 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 101 | 11 | 65 S |
| 2.375 | 4,570 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,362 | 7.875 | 400 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 24, 1981 | Yes |
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 42-253-31707 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-31707 → 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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