WELL · 42-029-38091 · DISTRICT 1
Janszen #55
Bexar County · Southton field · Vertical
Janszen #55 (API 42-029-38091) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged December 6, 2001, last operated by Oilex Int L Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 7, 1989, permitted to 750 ft.
It was permitted by Elk Production Company and has since transferred to Oilex Int L Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Navarro.
Its lease has reported 7.49K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 40 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elk Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 5 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oilex Int L Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | Ghiselli Oil, Inc.through Jun 1998 |
| Latest permit | Elk Production CompanyAug 7, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 1989
- last permit issued
- Oct 7, 1989
- completed
- 7.49K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 7, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 6, 2001
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; they carry 40 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janszen O-1-1664 | Southton | Oilex Int'l Investments, Inc. | 40 | 7.49K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Hardwick, Ross H. Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1997
- 2Ghiselli Oil, Inc.Oct 1997 → Jun 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361595-99 | Drill | Elk Production Company | Jul 17, 1989 | Aug 7, 1989 | — | 750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-1664 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 706 | 6.75 | 90 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 14, 1989 | Nov 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-029-38091 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-38091 → 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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