WELL · 42-253-33865 · DISTRICT 7
Farnsworth #1
Jones County · Mona Beth (Palo Pinto Reef) field · Vertical
Farnsworth #1 (API 42-253-33865) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged January 16, 2003, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 11, 1990, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Geotrac Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Dothan Lime, Breckenridge, Palo Pinto.
Its 2 leases have reported 28.5K barrels of oil and 58.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2011.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by Geotrac Energy Corporation; 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 Nov 1999 |
| Latest permit | Geotrac Energy CorporationSep 11, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1990
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 1990
- completed
- 28.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 16, 2003
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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnsworth O-8-25948 | Mona Beth (Palo Pinto Reef) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 28.5K | 58.4K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2011 |
| — O-8-25943 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Geotrac Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Jan 1998
- 2Sojourner Drilling CorporationJul 1999 → Nov 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377835-99 | Drill | Geotrac Energy Corporation | Sep 11, 1990 | Sep 11, 1990 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-25943 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25948 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,799 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman JunctionBASE COLEMAN JUNCTION | 1,926 | -127 |
| Dothan Lime | 2,182 | -383 |
| Breckenridge | 2,862 | -1,063 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,225 | -2,426 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,292 | 4,304 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 127 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 4,350 | 7.875 | 610 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 | Nov 12, 1990 | Oct 8, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 26, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 23, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-253-33865 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-33865 → 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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