WELL · 42-253-33439 · DISTRICT 7
Murfee #1
Jones County · Noodle West (Reef) field · Vertical
Murfee #1 (API 42-253-33439) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged August 15, 1996, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 26, 1986, permitted to 4,999 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Coleman Jc., Noodle Creek, Swastika, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 4.75K barrels of oil and 12.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1996.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 872
- Phone
- (325) 672-2832
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sojourner Drilling Corporation |
| Production reports | Sojourner Drilling Corporationthrough Jun 1996 |
| Latest permit | Sojourner Drlg. Corp.Mar 26, 1986 |
- 4,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 1986
- last permit issued
- Apr 17, 1986
- completed
- 4.75K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 17, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 15, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfee O-8-23692 | Noodle, West (Reef) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 4.75K | 12.4K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1996 |
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.
- 1Sojourner Drilling CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300319-99 | Drill | Sojourner Drlg. Corp. | Apr 29, 1986 | Mar 26, 1986 | Mar 29, 1986 | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-23692 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,869 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Jc. | 2,208 | -339 |
| Noodle Creek | 2,545 | -676 |
| Swastika | 3,204 | -1,335 |
| StrawnSTRAWN REEF | 4,700 | -2,831 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,712 | 4,722 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 130 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 4.5 | 4,712 | 7.875 | 150 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 | May 14, 1986 | Apr 30, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-253-33439 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-33439 → 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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