WELL · 42-253-34322 · DISTRICT 7
Horton #1
Jones County · Noodle (Reef Lime) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Horton #1 (API 42-253-34322) is a well in Jones County operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation, completed June 11, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 1, 1996, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Armor Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Saddle Creek, Hope Lime, Noodle Reef.
Its lease has reported 29.5K barrels of oil and 18.8K mcf of gas since June 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by Armor Petroleum, 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 Jul 2018 |
| Latest permit | Armor Petroleum, Inc.Apr 1, 1996 |
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
- Apr 1, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1996
- completed
- 29.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1996
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horton O-8-27867 | Noodle (Reef Lime) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 29.5K | 18.8K | Jun 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Armor Petroleum, Inc.Jun 1996 → Jul 1999
- 2Sojourner Drilling CorporationDec 2007 → Jul 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446309-99 | Drill | Armor Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 26, 1996 | Apr 1, 1996 | May 23, 1996 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27867 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,830 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle Creek | 2,610 | -780 |
| Hope Lime | 2,806 | -976 |
| Noodle Reef | 4,320 | -2,490 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,327 | 4,334 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 158 | 11 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 4,493 | 7.875 | 470 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 | Jul 25, 1996 | Jun 20, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 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 42-253-34322 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34322 → 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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