WELL · 42-253-34177 · DISTRICT 7
McSpadden #1A
Jones County · Big Nic Truby (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Mcspadden #1A (API 42-253-34177) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged July 31, 2013, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 29, 1994, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Westwood Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Saddle Creek, Flippen, Gunsight, Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 8.4K barrels of oil since October 1994, last reporting in December 2013.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by Westwood Energy, Inc.; 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 Dec 2011 |
| Latest permit | Westwood Energy, Inc.Aug 29, 1994 |
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
- Aug 29, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 1994
- completed
- 8.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Dec 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 31, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McSpadden O-8-27317 | Big Nic Truby (Palo Pinto) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 8.4K | 0 | Oct 1994 – Dec 2013 |
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.
- 1Westwood Energy, Inc.Oct 1994 → Nov 1997
- 2Sojourner Drilling CorporationJan 1999 → Dec 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427328-99 | Drill | Westwood Energy, Inc. | Aug 24, 1994 | Aug 29, 1994 | Sep 26, 1994 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27317 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,715 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle Creek | 2,276 | -561 |
| Flippen | 2,346 | -631 |
| Gunsight | 2,650 | -935 |
| Palo Pinto | 3,910 | -2,195 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,912 | 3,927 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 134 | 12.25 | 90 S |
| 4.5 | 3,938 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Dec 22, 1994 | Oct 20, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-253-34177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34177 → 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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