WELL · 42-253-33952 · DISTRICT 7
Sears #1
Jones County · Vertical
Sears #1 (API 42-253-33952) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged December 13, 1991, last operated by Patterson Petroleum, Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 1996, permitted to 5,600 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Canyon, Strawn, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 57.9K barrels of oil and 74.4K mcf of gas since September 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Snyder, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 436 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Sojourner Drilling Corporationthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Apr 22, 1996 |
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 57.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 74.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 13, 1991
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sears O-8-27820 | Noodle,sw (Strawn Reef) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 55.5K | 70.9K | Mar 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Sears O-8-27676 | Noodlekirk (Ellenburger) | Patterson Petroleum LP | 1 | 2.39K | 3.57K | Sep 1995 – Mar 2008 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 388 · prior 12 1,143(-66%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Sep 1995 → Feb 2000
- 2Patterson Petroleum LPMar 2000 → Oct 2002
- 3Sojourner Drilling CorporationNov 2002 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446707-99 | Recompletion | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 8, 1996 | Apr 22, 1996 | Jan 19, 1996 | 5,355 |
| 438576-98 | Reenter | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 13, 1995 | Aug 15, 1995 | Aug 22, 1995 | 5,355 |
| 438576-99 | Reenter | Hill Production Company | Aug 7, 1995 | Aug 15, 1995 | — | 4,456 |
| 394009-99 | Drill | HPC Operating, Inc. | Nov 14, 1991 | Nov 19, 1991 | Dec 2, 1991 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27676 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27820 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,851 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 4,322 | -2,471 |
| Strawn | 4,650 | -2,799 |
| Ellenburger | 5,345 | -3,494 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,656 | 4,658 | Perforated |
| 5,345 | 5,355 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 135 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 5,345 | 7.875 | 750 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 | Jun 7, 1996 | Apr 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 16, 1996 | Oct 11, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1995 | Oct 11, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-253-33952 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-33952 → 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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