WELL · 42-155-30618 · DISTRICT 9
Johnson L. K. #96
Foard County · Choate (Cisco -K-) field · Vertical
Johnson L. K. #96 (API 42-155-30618) is a plugged well in Foard County, plugged July 1, 2015, last operated by Nwg Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 5, 2001, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Belco Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Nwg Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Gunsight, Cisco.
Its lease has reported 791K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 29 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Belco Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Canyon, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 7 permits on file · (512) 635-9587
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | NWG Operating LLC |
| Production reports | NWG Operating LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Belco Energy Corp.Jul 5, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 2001
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 2001
- completed
- 791K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 1, 2015
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 29 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, L. K. O-13-13349 | Choate (Cisco -K-) | NWG Operating LLC | 29 | 791K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 539 · prior 12 1,238(-56%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MJM Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Coda Energy, Inc.Jan 1994 → Aug 1998
- 3Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1998 → Feb 2002
- 4Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → Apr 2005
- 5Wilcox Oil CompanyMay 2005 → Jun 2005
- 6Wilcox Petroleum Operating LLC.Jul 2005 → Dec 2013
- 7NWG Operating LLCJan 2014 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510914-99 | Drill | Belco Energy Corp. | Jun 29, 2001 | Jul 5, 2001 | Oct 18, 2001 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-13349 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,642 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 2,050 | -408 |
| Gunsight | 3,441 | -1,799 |
| Cisco | 3,847 | -2,205 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,861 | 3,864 | Perforated |
| 3,870 | 3,884 | Perforated |
| 3,897 | 3,899 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 229 | 12.25 | 145 S |
| 5.5 | 4,200 | 7.875 | 590 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 23, 2002 | Dec 27, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-155-30618 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-155-30618 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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