WELL · 42-055-34999 · DISTRICT 1
E. F. Johnson #3
Caldwell County · Wildcat field · Shut IN · Vertical
E. F. Johnson #3 (API 42-055-34999) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged May 20, 2021, last operated by Higher Standard Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 21, 2012, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Oak Valley Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Higher Standard Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Del Rio, Eagle Ford.
Operator of record
Higher Standard Oil Company Inc.
Permitted by Oak Valley Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Frisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (469) 317-3456
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Higher Standard Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Oak Valley Operating, LLCMar 21, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 2012
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 20, 2021
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. F. Johnson O-1-17548 | Wildcat | Higher Standard Oil Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2012 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735603-99 | Drill | Oak Valley Operating, LLC | Mar 8, 2012 | Mar 21, 2012 | Mar 24, 2012 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-17548 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 540 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Buda | — | — |
| Del Rio | — | — |
| Eagle Ford | — | — |
| Edwards | — | — |
| Georgetown | — | — |
| Glen RoseGLENROSE | — | — |
| James LimeJAMES LS | — | — |
| Sligo | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,497 | 1,507 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 421 | 12.25 | 140 S |
| 7 | 3,654 | 8.75 | 100 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 | May 28, 2014 | May 9, 2013 | 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 42-055-34999 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34999 → 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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