WELL · 42-253-32751 · DISTRICT 7
North Sayles Unit #55
Jones County · Palo Pinto County Regular field · Vertical
North Sayles Unit #55 (API 42-253-32751) is a permitted well in Jones County filed by Smith, Roy H., Drlg. CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 28, 1983, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Smith, Roy H., Drlg. CO. and has since transferred to Hipp Edward Prod. CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Flippen Sand.
Its lease has reported 139K barrels of oil and 38 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 27 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith, Roy H., Drlg. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Unknown, XX · P-5 Y
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hipp Edward Prod. Co. |
| Production reports | Global Drilling, LLCthrough Feb 2025 |
| Latest permit | Smith, Roy H., Drlg. Co.Sep 28, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 28, 1983
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 139K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 27 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sayles Unit O-8-9470 | Sayles | Global Drilling, LLC | 27 | 139K | 38 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 805(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Winfrey Oil Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Lowe, DeanFeb 1996 → Jan 1997
- 3Red-Tex Petroleum, Inc.Feb 1997 → May 1998
- 4Winco Oil Inc.Aug 1998 → Sep 2000
- 5Wilcox Oil CompanyOct 2000 → Aug 2003
- 6Blue Ridge Resources, LLCSep 2003 → May 2005
- 7Renegade Operating Company, LLCJun 2005 → Oct 2006
- 8Edge Oil and Gas, LLCNov 2006 → Sep 2010
- 9Global Drilling, LLCMay 2011 → Feb 2025
- 10Hunt Operating, LLCJul 2012 → Sep 2012
- 11Oil Operations, L.L.C.Oct 2012 → May 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215171-99 | Drill | Smith, Roy H., Drlg. Co. | Sep 23, 1983 | Sep 28, 1983 | Oct 3, 1983 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-9470 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,924 | 1,927 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 120 | 11 | 80 sx |
| 4.5 | 1,964 | 7.875 | 275 sx |
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 | May 4, 1984 | Jan 11, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 11, 1984 | Jan 11, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 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 42-253-32751 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-32751 → 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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