TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · JOHNSON, J. L., JR. UNIT /EO/ LEASE · API 42-135-34595 · DISTRICT 7B
Johnson J. L. Jr. Unit /EO/ #53
Ector County · Donnelly (Holt) field · Vertical
Johnson J. L. JR. Unit /EO/ #53 (API 42-135-34595) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged January 19, 2010, last operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 25, 1984, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Holt.
Its lease has reported 441K barrels of oil and 253K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (713) 337-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescent Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jul 25, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 1984
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 1984
- completed
- 441K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 253K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 19, 2010
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 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, J. L., Jr. Unit /EO/ O-10-1158 | Donnelly (Holt) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 12 | 441K | 253K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,558 · prior 12 5,299(-14%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,831 · prior 12 5,001(+57%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Anadarko Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Titan Resources I, Inc.Jan 1996 → May 2000
- 3Pure Resources, L.P.Jun 2000 → Mar 2006
- 4Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.Apr 2006 → Aug 2010
- 5Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCSep 2010 → Jan 2013
- 6Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2020
- 7FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Nov 2021
- 8Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 9Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 10Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246109-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 23, 1984 | Jul 25, 1984 | Aug 15, 1984 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 1984 | Johnson J. L. Jr. Unit /EO/ O-10-1158 | Donnelly (Holt) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,058 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,783 | 275 |
| Grayburg | 4,193 | -1,135 |
| San Andres | 4,290 | -1,232 |
| Holt | 5,090 | -2,032 |
| Glorieta | 5,222 | -2,164 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,343 | 5,371 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 335 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 5,600 | 7.875 | 1,700 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 | Nov 8, 1984 | Oct 23, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-135-34595 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-34595 → 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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