WELL · 42-135-33074 · DISTRICT 8
Johnson Deep Unit #16
Ector County · Johnson (Glorieta) field · Vertical
Johnson Deep Unit #16 (API 42-135-33074) is a well in Ector County operated by Oxy USA Inc., completed November 8, 1978.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 2002, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Grayburg, Glorieta.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.63M barrels of oil and 1.32M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 35 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by BP America Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyOct 21, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 21, 2002
- last permit issued
- Nov 8, 1978
- completed
- 4.63M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.32M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 8, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 35 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Deep Unit O-10-22784 | Johnson (Holt) | OXY USA Inc. | 21 | 3.02M | 946K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Johnson Deep Unit O-10-23029 | Johnson (Glorieta) | OXY USA Inc. | 14 | 1.61M | 378K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 51,489 · prior 12 53,071(-3%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,428 · prior 12 24,729(-58%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524755-99 | Recompletion | BP America Production Company | Oct 18, 2002 | Oct 21, 2002 | Jun 25, 2003 | 5,260 |
| 34874-99 | Drill | Atlantic Richfield Co. | Oct 18, 1978 | Oct 18, 1978 | Oct 19, 1978 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-22784 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-23029 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,999 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,241 | 5,293 | Perforated |
| 5,425 | 5,503 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 315 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,115 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 2.875 | 5,553 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,600 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Jan 16, 2004 | Aug 25, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 21, 1978 | — |
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 42-135-33074 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-33074 → 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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