WELL · 42-159-30405 · DISTRICT 6
Talco West Unit #20
Franklin County · Talco field · Shut IN · Vertical
Talco West Unit #20 (API 42-159-30405) is a well in Franklin County operated by J.P. Oil Company Inc., completed June 25, 1987 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 6, 1985, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to J.P. Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Woodbine, Paluxy.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.27M barrels of oil and 23 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 263 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. 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 | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
| Production reports | J.P. Oil Company, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Aug 6, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1987
- completed
- 4.27M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1987
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2026
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 263 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talco West Unit O-6-15028 | Talco | J.P. Oil Company, Inc. | 247 | 3.99M | 0 | Jul 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Owings, Cora Lee "A" O-6-1713 | Talco | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 16 | 277K | 23 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2011 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 164,335 · prior 12 186,765(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Dec 2013
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2014 → Oct 2023
- 4J.P. Oil Company, Inc.Nov 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282116-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Aug 5, 1985 | Aug 6, 1985 | — | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1987 | Talco West Unit O-6-15028 | Talco | J.P. Oil Company Inc. | Shut IN · shut in Sep 1, 2026 | 4,600 |
| Jun 25, 1987 | Owings Cora Lee A O-6-1713 | Talco | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 360 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,215 | 4,231 | Perforated |
| 4,236 | 4,239 | Perforated |
| 4,300 | 4,305 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 137 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 149 | 14.75 | 200 S |
| 7 | 4,600 | 9.875 | 1,300 S |
| 7 | 4,600 | — | — |
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 20, 2011 | Jul 13, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1987 | Jul 13, 1987 | — |
| 00 | May 11, 1987 | Apr 17, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1986 | Dec 6, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 18, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-159-30405 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-159-30405 → 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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