WELL · 42-159-00502 · DISTRICT 6
New Hope Deep Unit #303
Franklin County · New Hope (Smackover) field · Vertical
New Hope Deep Unit #303 (API 42-159-00502) is a plugged well in Franklin County, plugged January 20, 2022, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 17, 2009, permitted to 12,406 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Paluxy, Glen Rose, Pittsburg, Elledge.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.08M barrels of oil and 3.08M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | J.P. Oil Company, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Jun 17, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,406
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 2009
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 1959
- completed
- 1.08M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 1959
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 20, 2022
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 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Unit O-6-5897 | New Hope (Elledge) | J.P. Oil Company, Inc. | 17 | 1.08M | 2.52M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| New Hope Deep Unit G-6-16463 | New Hope (Smackover) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 561K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2009 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 21,583 · prior 12 23,841(-9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 50,804 · prior 12 62,896(-19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Aug 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Sep 2004 → Oct 2023
- 4J.P. Oil Company, Inc.Nov 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681877-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Jun 5, 2009 | Jun 17, 2009 | May 28, 2009 | 12,406 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-16463 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-5897 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 358 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,204 | 8,486 | Perforated |
| 8,204 | 8,678 | Perforated |
| 12,002 | 12,279 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 8,212 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 7 | 12,406 | 8.75 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | — | 12.25 | — |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | — |
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 | May 20, 2014 | Jan 2, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Mar 18, 2010 | Nov 10, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 16, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-159-00502 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-159-00502 → 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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