WELL · 42-135-31401 · DISTRICT 8
Johnson J.L. H #4
Ector County · Johnson (Glorieta) field · Producing · Vertical
Johnson J.L. H #4 (API 42-135-31401) is a well in Ector County operated by Oxy USA Inc., completed August 28, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 18, 1997, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Grayburg, Holt, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 521K barrels of oil and 88.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Permian; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianAug 18, 1997 |
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 18, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 28, 1997
- completed
- 521K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 88.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 28, 1997
- 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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson,j.l."h" O-10-23207 | Johnson (Glorieta) | OXY USA Inc. | 3 | 521K | 88.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 10,052 · prior 12 6,925(+45%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 86 · prior 12 2,054(-96%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Arco PermianJun 1994 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Aug 2007
- 4OXY USA Inc.Sep 2007 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466350-99 | Recompletion | Arco Permian | Aug 15, 1997 | Aug 18, 1997 | — | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1997 | Johnson J.L. H O-10-23207 | Johnson (Glorieta) | OXY USA Inc. | Producing | 5,600 |
| Jun 21, 1974 | Johnson J.L. H O-10-23207 | Johnson (Glorieta) | OXY USA Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Johnson J.L. H O-10-23228 | Johnson (Holt) | OXY USA Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,994 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,410 | 5,452 | Perforated |
| 5,423 | 5,517 | Perforated |
| — | 5,527 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 350 | 15 | 350 S |
| 11.75 | 350 | — | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 5,575 | — | 250 S |
| 7 | 5,600 | 8.75 | 950 S |
| 7 | 5,600 | — | 1,000 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 15, 1997 | Oct 20, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1989 | Jan 31, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1989 | Jul 5, 1974 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 5, 1974 | — |
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 42-135-31401 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-31401 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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