WELL · 42-253-34383 · DISTRICT 7
Porterfield D. G. #1
Jones County · Broken Thumb (Flippen Sand) field · Vertical
Porterfield D. G. #1 (API 42-253-34383) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged August 10, 2018, last operated by Patton E. N. Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including T/Flippen, Top Flippen Sd, T/Hope, Top Hope Sand.
Its lease has reported 15.1K barrels of oil and 3.36K mcf of gas since June 1997, last reporting in October 2018.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 9, 2025
- Permits on file
- 153
- Phone
- (325) 672-8517
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Patton E. N. Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc.through May 2018 |
| Latest permit | Patton, E. N. Oil Co., Inc.Feb 23, 1998 |
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 25, 1998
- completed
- 15.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.36K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Oct 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 25, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 10, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porterfield, D. G. O-8-28193 | Broken Thumb (Flippen Sand) | Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 15.1K | 3.36K | Jun 1997 – Oct 2018 |
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.
- 1Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc.Jun 1997 → May 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473662-99 | Recompletion | Patton, E. N. Oil Co., Inc. | Feb 23, 1998 | Feb 23, 1998 | Mar 25, 1998 | 2,702 |
| 459180-98 | Drill | Patton, E. N. Oil Co., Inc. | Apr 14, 1997 | Mar 5, 1997 | Mar 31, 1997 | 6,500 |
| 459180-99 | Drill | Patton, E. N. Oil Co., Inc. | Feb 26, 1997 | Mar 5, 1997 | — | 5,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28193 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,735 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Flippen | 2,125 | -390 |
| Top Flippen SD | 2,125 | -390 |
| T/Hope | 2,285 | -550 |
| Top Hope Sand | 2,285 | -550 |
| T/Gunsight | 2,462 | -727 |
| GunsightTOP GUNSIGHT LS | 2,462 | -727 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,133 | 2,136 | Perforated |
| 2,285 | 2,288 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 146 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 8.625 | 146 | 12.5 | 175 S |
| 5.5 | 2,632 | 7.875 | 380 S |
| 5.5 | 2,632 | — | — |
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 18, 1998 | Mar 31, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1998 | Mar 31, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1997 | Jul 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-253-34383 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34383 → 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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