WELL · 42-253-34745 · DISTRICT 7
Bishop Vessels Unit #1
Jones County · Noodle NW. (Noodle Creek) field · Vertical
Bishop Vessels Unit #1 (API 42-253-34745) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged June 17, 2026, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2004 and 2012, permitted to 5,844 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including T. Coleman Junction, Noodle Creek, Swastika Sand, Palo Pinto.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.7K barrels of oil and 26.6K mcf of gas since March 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 872
- Phone
- (325) 672-2832
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sojourner Drilling Corporation |
| Production reports | Sojourner Drilling Corporationthrough Oct 2014 |
| Latest permit | Sojourner Drilling CorporationSep 24, 2012 |
- 5,844
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2012
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 2012
- completed
- 12.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 17, 2026
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop-Vessels Unit O-8-29561 | Noodle (Palo Pinto) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 11.8K | 26.6K | Mar 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Bishop Vessels Unit O-8-31504 | Noodle, NW. (Noodle Creek) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 918 | 0 | Aug 2012 – 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.
- 1Sojourner Drilling CorporationMar 2005 → Oct 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 747675-99 | Recompletion | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | Sep 5, 2012 | Sep 24, 2012 | Aug 20, 2012 | 5,844 |
| 555047-98 | Drill | Sojourner Drlg. Corp. | Apr 8, 2005 | Dec 30, 2004 | — | 5,844 |
| 555047-99 | Drill | Sojourner Drlg. Corp. | Dec 17, 2004 | Dec 30, 2004 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-29561 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-31504 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,899 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T. Coleman Junction | 1,050 | 849 |
| Noodle Creek | 2,565 | -666 |
| Swastika Sand | 3,326 | -1,427 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME | 4,636 | -2,737 |
| Palo Pintolime | 4,636 | -2,737 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,589 | 2,596 | Perforated |
| 4,654 | 4,676 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 135 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 5,004 | 7.875 | 880 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 | Jun 16, 2014 | Oct 8, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 2005 | Apr 6, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-253-34745 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34745 → 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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