WELL · 42-253-34231 · DISTRICT 7
Hale John D. #3
Jones County · Periphery (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Hale John D. #3 (API 42-253-34231) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged March 25, 2005, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 22, 1995, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Geotrac Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 6.35K barrels of oil since April 1995, last reporting in April 2005. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Oct 2001 |
| Latest permit | Geotrac Energy CorporationFeb 22, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 1995
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1996
- completed
- 6.35K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1995 THROUGH Apr 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 25, 2005
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, John D. O-8-27566 | Periphery (Palo Pinto) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 2 | 6.35K | 0 | Apr 1995 – Apr 2005 |
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 CorporationApr 1995 → Apr 1999
- 2Sojourner Drilling CorporationNov 1999 → Oct 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433173-98 | Drill | Geotrac Energy Corporation | Mar 29, 1996 | Feb 22, 1995 | Jan 26, 1996 | 4,189 |
| 433173-99 | Drill | Geotrac Energy Corporation | Feb 22, 1995 | Feb 22, 1995 | — | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27566 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,094 | 4,115 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 144 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 4,179 | 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 8, 1996 | Mar 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-253-34231 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34231 → 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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