WELL · 42-451-31005 · DISTRICT 7
Jones #5
Tom Green County · Hour (Strawn) field · Vertical
Jones #5 (API 42-451-31005) is a plugged well in Tom Green County, plugged March 30, 1998, last operated by Sojourner Drilling Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1985, permitted to 5,700 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Sojourner Drilling Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Canyon, Palo Pinto, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 47.1K barrels of oil and 4.65K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sojourner Drilling Corporation
Permitted by Apache Corporation; 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 | Sojourner Drilling Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationAug 5, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 1991
- completed
- 47.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.65K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 30, 1998
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones O-9-8845 | Hour (Strawn) | Sojourner Drilling Corporation | 4 | 47.1K | 4.65K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-9-11761 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 246 · prior 12 466(-47%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dove Creek Disposal Company, L CJan 1993 → Feb 1998
- 2Southwest PetroleumMar 1998 → Sep 2007
- 3Sojourner Drilling CorporationNov 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281682-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jul 29, 1985 | Aug 5, 1985 | — | 5,700 |
| 165378-99 | Drill | Natomas North America, Inc. | Jun 30, 1982 | Jun 30, 1982 | Jul 3, 1982 | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8845 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-11761 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,979 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CanyonCANYON SAND | 4,200 | -2,221 |
| Palo Pinto | 5,300 | -3,321 |
| Strawn | 5,495 | -3,516 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,172 | 4,185 | Perforated |
| 5,504 | 5,510 | Perforated |
| 5,504 | 5,525 | Perforated |
| 5,516 | 5,525 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 102 | 26 | 150 S |
| 13.375 | 500 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 8.625 | 4,000 | 11 | 1,150 S |
| 5.5 | 5,725 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Dec 31, 1991 | Dec 6, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1986 | Aug 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 30, 1982 | — |
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 42-451-31005 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-451-31005 → 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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