WELL · 42-441-34550 · DISTRICT 7
Buffalo Gap #1
Taylor County · Lake Abilene (4000) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Buffalo Gap #1 (API 42-441-34550) is a well in Taylor County operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation, completed April 1, 2017 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 21, 2017, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by North American Drilling Corp and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Cisco, Palo Pinto, Cook - Disposal.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by North American Drilling Corp; 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 | none |
| Latest permit | North American Drilling CorpFeb 21, 2017 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 21, 2017
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 2017
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Gap O-8-32153 | Lake Abilene (4000) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2017 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 823159-99 | Drill | North American Drilling Corp | Feb 10, 2017 | Feb 21, 2017 | Mar 26, 2017 | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-32153 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,925 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman JunctionCOLEMAN JUNCTION - CORROSIVE, SW | 1,470 | 455 |
| CiscoCISCO - DISPOSAL | 3,277 | -1,352 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME - DISPOSAL | 3,708 | -1,783 |
| Cook - Disposal | — | — |
| Flippen - Disposal | — | — |
| Hope Lime - Disposal | — | — |
| King Sand - Disposal | — | — |
| Saddle CreekSADDLE CREEK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Swastika - Disposal | — | — |
| Unidentified-County Regular - DI | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,859 | 3,862 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 117 | 12.25 | 130 S |
| 4.5 | 4,028 | 7.875 | 300 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 29, 2017 | Aug 8, 2017 | 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 42-441-34550 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-34550 → 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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