WELL · 42-253-31857 · DISTRICT 7
Hodo #1
Jones County · Noodlekirk (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Hodo #1 (API 42-253-31857) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged May 19, 2026, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2013, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Noodle Creek, Strawn, Palo Pinto, Ellenburger.
Its 3 leases have reported 38.6K barrels of oil and 101K 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
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 872 permits on file · (325) 669-2068
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sojourner Drilling Corporation |
| Production reports | Sojourner Drilling Corporationthrough Oct 2020 |
| Latest permit | Sojourner Drilling CorporationMar 14, 2013 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 2013
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2012
- completed
- 38.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 19, 2026
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodo G-8-267249 | Jones County Regular (Gas) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 0 | 96.9K | Mar 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Hodo O-8-17388 | Noodlekirk (Ellenburger) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 38.6K | 3.89K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2013 |
| Hodo G-8-266062 | Noodlekirk (Ellenburger) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2012 – Jun 2012 |
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.
- 1Cuatro Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1993 → May 1994
- 2DWR Oil CompanyJul 1994 → Dec 1994
- 3Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1995 → Feb 2000
- 4Patterson Petroleum LPMar 2000 → Oct 2002
- 5Sojourner Drilling CorporationNov 2002 → Oct 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 758434-99 | Recompletion | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | Mar 12, 2013 | Mar 14, 2013 | Feb 20, 2012 | 5,500 |
| 119099-99 | Drill | Penroc Energy | May 22, 1981 | May 22, 1981 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-266062 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-267249 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-17388 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,877 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Noodle Creek | 2,640 | -763 |
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 4,320 | -2,443 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,980 | -3,103 |
| Ellenburger | 5,357 | -3,480 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,970 | 4,324 | Open hole |
| 4,362 | 4,370 | Open hole |
| — | 5,343 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 160 | 11 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 5,343 | 7.875 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 5,364 | — | — |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 225 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 | Apr 22, 2013 | Mar 15, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Feb 11, 2013 | Jun 21, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 13, 1981 | — |
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 42-253-31857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-31857 → 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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