WELL · 42-253-34397 · DISTRICT 7
Touchstone #3
Jones County · Truby (Strawn) field · Vertical
Touchstone #3 (API 42-253-34397) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged June 4, 2013, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued May 1, 1997, permitted to 5,250 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including T/Palo Pinto Ls., T/Strawn Sd..
Its lease has reported 11K barrels of oil and 54.3K mcf of gas since June 1998, last reporting in October 2013.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
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 Nov 2011 |
| Latest permit | Exp, Inc.May 1, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,250
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 1, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1998
- completed
- 11K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 54.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1998 THROUGH Oct 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touchstone O-8-28502 | Truby (Strawn) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 11K | 54.3K | Jun 1998 – Oct 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.
- 1Sojourner Drilling CorporationJun 1998 → Nov 2011
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28502 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,750 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Palo Pinto Ls. | 4,170 | -2,420 |
| T/Strawn Sd. | 4,510 | -2,760 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,511 | 4,520 | Perforated |
| 4,543 | 4,552 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 168 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 5.5 | 4,714 | 7.875 | 245 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 | Aug 18, 1998 | Jul 17, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-253-34397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34397 → 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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