WELL · 42-441-34003 · DISTRICT 7
Barnes #1
Taylor County · White (Flippen) field · Producing · Vertical
Barnes #1 (API 42-441-34003) is a well in Taylor County operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation, completed May 7, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 6, 2001, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Ventex Operating Corp. and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Coleman Jct, Noodle Creek.
Its lease has reported 45.8K barrels of oil since May 2001, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by Ventex Operating Corp.; 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 | Sojourner Drilling Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ventex Operating Corp.Apr 6, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 6, 2001
- last permit issued
- May 7, 2001
- completed
- 45.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes O-8-28974 | White (Flippen) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 45.8K | 0 | May 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 902 · prior 12 942(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ventex Operating Corp.May 2001 → Jan 2014
- 2Sojourner Drilling CorporationFeb 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507504-98 | Drill | Ventex Operating Corp. | May 18, 2001 | Apr 6, 2001 | Apr 14, 2001 | 3,500 |
| 507504-99 | Drill | Ventex Operating Corp. | Apr 6, 2001 | Apr 6, 2001 | — | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28974 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,923 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman JCT | 1,105 | 818 |
| Noodle Creek | 2,410 | -487 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,805 | 2,810 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 162 | 10.75 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 2,942 | 7.875 | 265 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 2, 2001 | May 18, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-441-34003 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-34003 → 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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