WELL · 42-159-00549 · DISTRICT 6
New Hope Unit #681
Franklin County · New Hope (Bacon Lime) field · Vertical
New Hope Unit #681 (API 42-159-00549) is a well in Franklin County operated by J.P. Oil Company Inc., completed June 19, 1975.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2010 and 2014, permitted to 12,656 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to J.P. Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including BMA, Bacon, Gloyd, James Lime.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.55M barrels of oil and 2.76M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 38 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by XTO Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lafayette, LA · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (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 | XTO Energy Inc.Sep 12, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,656
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jun 19, 1975
- completed
- 1.55M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.76M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 19, 1975
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 38 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Unit O-6-1126 | New Hope (Bacon Lime) | J.P. Oil Company, Inc. | 21 | 476K | 241K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| New Hope Unit O-6-5897 | New Hope (Elledge) | J.P. Oil Company, Inc. | 17 | 1.08M | 2.52M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 28,129 · prior 12 29,302(-4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 50,804 · prior 12 63,379(-20%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 794296-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Aug 15, 2014 | Sep 12, 2014 | Oct 17, 2014 | 8,265 |
| 696211-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | May 18, 2010 | May 26, 2010 | Apr 16, 2010 | 12,656 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-1126 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-5897 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 390 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,185 | -6,795 |
| Bacon | 7,357 | -6,967 |
| Gloyd | 7,588 | -7,198 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,743 | -7,353 |
| "C" Sand | 7,977 | -7,587 |
| C Sand | 7,977 | -7,587 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,346 | 7,362 | Perforated |
| 7,924 | 8,008 | Perforated |
| 7,978 | 8,235 | Perforated |
| 8,230 | 8,235 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4,780 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,263 | 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 | Apr 14, 2015 | Mar 19, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 2011 | Mar 7, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 2, 1975 | — |
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 42-159-00549 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-159-00549 → 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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