WELL · 42-253-33773 · DISTRICT 7
Matchett W. C. -A- #5
Jones County · Hamlin North (Swastika) field · Injection · Vertical
Matchett W. C. -A- #5 (API 42-253-33773) is a well in Jones County operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation, completed February 3, 1997 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 25, 1989, permitted to 3,650 ft.
It was permitted by Ginnings Company and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including King Sand, Ivan Lime, Swastika Sand.
Its lease has reported 104K barrels of oil and 27.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 51.2K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through October 2025.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by Ginnings Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ginnings CompanyApr 25, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 25, 1989
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1997
- completed
- 104K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matchett, W. C. -A- O-8-6769 | Hamlin, North (Swastika) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 5 | 104K | 27.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 123 · prior 12 373(-67%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ginnings CompanyJan 1993 → May 2013
- 2Sojourner Drilling CorporationJun 2013 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358282-99 | Drill | Ginnings Company | Apr 17, 1989 | Apr 25, 1989 | — | 3,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-6769 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,753 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| King Sand | 3,371 | -1,618 |
| Ivan Lime | 3,439 | -1,686 |
| Swastika Sand | 3,563 | -1,810 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,560 | 3,569 | Perforated |
| 3,560 | 3,570 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 116 | 11 | 55 S |
| 4.5 | 3,560 | — | 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 | May 12, 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1989 | Aug 14, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-253-33773 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-33773 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 51.2K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 7.49M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000085779 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,200 | 1,700 | 3,560–3,570 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 51,229 · prior 12 52,721(-3%)
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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