WELL · 42-275-31656 · DISTRICT 7
Orsborn #29
Knox County · Katz (Strawn) field · Vertical
Orsborn #29 (API 42-275-31656) is a plugged well in Knox County, plugged February 27, 2013, last operated by Cholla Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1990, permitted to 5,270 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Cholla Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including 4800 Strawn, Katz, 5100' Strawn, Katz 5100.
Its 3 leases have reported 333K barrels of oil and 42.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2017. The leases carry 57 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 1,085 permits on file · (800) 839-2955
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cholla Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2015 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.Nov 16, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,270
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 2011
- completed
- 333K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 27, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 57 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orsborn O-8-30427 | Katz (Strawn) | Cholla Petroleum, Inc. | 10 | 9.04K | 0 | Nov 2009 – Feb 2017 |
| Orsborn O-8-20334 | Katz | Apache Corporation | 18 | 154K | 22.8K | Jan 1993 – May 2010 |
| Orsborn Unit O-8-20333 | Katz (5100) | Apache Corporation | 29 | 169K | 19.8K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2009 |
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.
- 1Conoco Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Feb 1996 → Feb 1998
- 3Coda Energy, Inc.Mar 1998 → Aug 1998
- 4Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1998 → Feb 2002
- 5Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → Feb 2006
- 6Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Mar 2007
- 7Apache CorporationApr 2007 → Apr 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380990-99 | Recompletion | Conoco Inc. | Nov 13, 1990 | Nov 16, 1990 | — | 5,270 |
| 264904-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Jan 21, 1985 | Jan 23, 1985 | Feb 4, 1985 | 5,270 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-20333 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-20334 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-30427 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,435 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 4800 Strawn | 4,828 | -3,393 |
| Katz | 4,828 | -3,393 |
| 5100' Strawn | 5,052 | -3,617 |
| Katz 5100 | 5,052 | -3,617 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,828 | 4,833 | Perforated |
| 4,828 | 5,064 | Perforated |
| 5,052 | 5,046 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 132 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 5.5 | 5,207 | 7.875 | 715 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 | Mar 12, 2012 | Dec 7, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Dec 2, 2009 | Nov 19, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1991 | Nov 19, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1985 | Apr 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-275-31656 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-275-31656 → 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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