WELL · 42-135-35537 · DISTRICT 8
Johnson -B- 48 #4806
Ector County · Cowden North (Canyon) field · Vertical
Johnson -B- 48 #4806 (API 42-135-35537) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged June 20, 2024, last operated by Slant Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 27, 1987, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Slant Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Holt, Glorieta, Clear Fork, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 24.7K barrels of oil and 24.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2024. The lease carries 6 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
- Lafayette, LA
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 194
- Phone
- (337) 484-1440
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Slant Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Arco Permianthrough Jun 1998 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Apr 27, 1987 |
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
- Apr 27, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1998
- completed
- 24.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 20, 2024
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson -B- 48 O-10-22922 | Cowden, North (Canyon) | Slant Operating, LLC | 6 | 24.7K | 24.2K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2024 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
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 → Jun 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 329426-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 24, 1987 | Apr 27, 1987 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-22922 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,967 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Holt | 5,290 | -2,323 |
| Glorieta | 5,440 | -2,473 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,600 | -2,633 |
| Canyon | 8,760 | -5,793 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,787 | 9,009 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 315 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,937 | 11 | 2,150 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 | Jun 22, 2001 | Jul 1, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1987 | Sep 10, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-135-35537 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-35537 → 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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