WELL · 42-135-33633 · DISTRICT 8
Johnson -A- #8
Ector County · Cowden North (Canyon) field · Vertical
Johnson -A- #8 (API 42-135-33633) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged April 27, 1995, last operated by Highmark Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 30, 1981, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cities Service Company and has since transferred to Highmark Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 49K barrels of oil and 3.72K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cities Service Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 23 permits on file · (903) 876-2591
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Highmark Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Highmark Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cities Service CompanyMar 30, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 1981
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 1985
- completed
- 49K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.72K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 27, 1995
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson -A- O-10-26596 | Cowden, North (Canyon) | Highmark Energy Operating, LLC | 2 | 49K | 3.72K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 881 · prior 12 969(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1998
- 2Blanco Oil Co.Dec 1998 → Jul 2003
- 3Sage Energy CompanyAug 2003 → Jul 2007
- 4Sheridan Production Company, LLCAug 2007 → Aug 2010
- 5Legacy Reserves Operating LPSep 2010 → Feb 2023
- 6Highmark Energy Operating, LLCMar 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115514-99 | Drill | Cities Service Company | Mar 30, 1981 | Mar 30, 1981 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-26596 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,771 | 9,032 | Perforated |
| 9,026 | 9,033 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 317 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,998 | 11 | 1,275 S |
| 2.875 | 8,989 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,307 | 7.875 | 1,635 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 | Apr 12, 1985 | Mar 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 12, 1981 | — |
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 42-135-33633 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-33633 → 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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