WELL · 42-253-35172 · DISTRICT 7
Williamson #3
Jones County · Noodle (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Williamson #3 (API 42-253-35172) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged March 1, 2012, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 24, 2010, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Byrne Oil Company and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Noodle Creek, King Sand, Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 17.4K barrels of oil and 49.4K mcf of gas since July 2007, last reporting in September 2023. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by Byrne Oil Company; 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 | Byrne Oil Companythrough Jul 2016 |
| Latest permit | Byrne Oil CompanyNov 24, 2010 |
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
- Nov 24, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 2011
- completed
- 17.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2007 THROUGH Sep 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 1, 2012
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson O-8-29995 | Noodle (Palo Pinto) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 3 | 17.4K | 49.4K | Jul 2007 – Sep 2023 |
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.
- 1Byrne Oil CompanyAug 2007 → May 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705556-99 | Drill | Byrne Oil Company | Nov 17, 2010 | Nov 24, 2010 | Mar 31, 2011 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-29995 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,910 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Noodle Creek | 2,585 | -675 |
| King Sand | 3,254 | -1,344 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,715 | -2,805 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,715 | 4,723 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 136 | 12.25 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 4,896 | 7.875 | 160 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 | Feb 23, 2012 | Oct 25, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-253-35172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-35172 → 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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