WELL · 42-441-33872 · DISTRICT 7
Orsborn #1
Taylor County · Weaver Springs (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Orsborn #1 (API 42-441-33872) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged September 9, 2025, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 12, 1998, permitted to 6,150 ft.
It was permitted by Hallwood Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Dothan, Noodle Creek, Flippen, Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 8.72K barrels of oil and 1.45K mcf of gas since April 1998, last reporting in September 2025.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by Hallwood Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- 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 | L.C.S. Production Companythrough Mar 2002 |
| Latest permit | Hallwood Petroleum, Inc.Mar 12, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 12, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 12, 1998
- completed
- 8.72K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.45K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Sep 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 9, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orsborn O-8-28453 | Weaver Springs (Palo Pinto) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 8.72K | 1.45K | Apr 1998 – Sep 2025 |
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.
- 1Hallwood Petroleum, Inc.May 1998 → Dec 1999
- 2L.C.S. Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474311-99 | Drill | Hallwood Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 12, 1998 | Mar 12, 1998 | Mar 24, 1998 | 6,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28453 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,136 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dothan | 2,726 | -590 |
| Noodle Creek | 2,822 | -686 |
| Flippen | 3,120 | -984 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,592 | -2,456 |
| Ellenburger | 5,725 | -3,589 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,604 | 4,610 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 286 | 12.25 | 190 S |
| 5.5 | 5,896 | 7.875 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 625 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 24, 1998 | May 22, 1998 | — |
| 00 | May 26, 1998 | Apr 27, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 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 42-441-33872 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-33872 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000104566 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Sep 12, 2025 | 5,000 | 2,296 | 4,592–5,900 |
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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