WELL · 42-159-00539 · DISTRICT 6
New Hope Deep Unit #13 D
Franklin County · New Hope (Smackover) field · Producing · Horizontal · Directional · Sidetrack
New Hope Deep Unit #13 D (API 42-159-00539) is a horizontal well in Franklin County operated by J.P. Oil Company Inc., completed June 12, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 27, 1992, permitted to 12,680 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to J.P. Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Bacon Lime, Hill, Cotton Valley, Smackover.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Lafayette, LA
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 5, 2026
- Phone
- (337) 234-1170
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J.P. Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | J.P. Oil Company, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Apr 27, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,680
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Deep Unit G-6-30922 | New Hope (Smackover) | J.P. Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.36M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,785 · prior 12 12,641(-15%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398658-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Texaco E & P Inc. | Sep 9, 1992 | Apr 27, 1992 | — | 12,488 |
| 398658-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Texaco E & P Inc. | Apr 23, 1992 | Apr 27, 1992 | Apr 23, 1992 | 12,488 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1992 | New Hope Deep Unit G-6-30922 | New Hope (Smackover) | J.P. Oil Company Inc. | Producing | 12,680 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 431 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bacon Lime | 7,302 | -6,871 |
| Hill | 7,427 | -6,996 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,515 | -9,084 |
| Smackover | 11,942 | -11,511 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,386 | 12,596 | Perforated |
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 | Oct 16, 1992 | Jun 30, 1992 | — |
| 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 42-159-00539 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-159-00539 → 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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