TEXAS · WELLS · FRANKLIN COUNTY · NEW HOPE DEEP UNIT LEASE · API 42-159-30482 · DISTRICT 06
New Hope Deep Unit #408D
Franklin County · New Hope (Smackover) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
New Hope Deep Unit #408D (API 42-159-30482) is a well in Franklin County operated by J.P. Oil Company Inc., completed January 26, 1993 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 1992, permitted to 12,500 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 6 formation tops, including Woodbine, Paluxy, M. Anhydite, Pittsburg.
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 Jan 2024 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Oct 13, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jan 26, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 26, 1993
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2020
- 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-6-144287 | New Hope (Smackover) | J.P. Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 7.21M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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 → Nov 2020
- 4J.P. Oil Company, Inc.Nov 2023 → Jan 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404553-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Oct 12, 1992 | Oct 13, 1992 | Nov 13, 1992 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 1993 | New Hope Deep Unit G-6-144287 | New Hope (Smackover) | J.P. Oil Company Inc. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2020 | 12,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 428 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 4,039 | -3,611 |
| Paluxy | 5,839 | -5,411 |
| M. Anhydite | 7,219 | -6,791 |
| Pittsburg | 7,959 | -7,531 |
| Cotton Valley | 11,159 | -10,731 |
| Smackover | 11,880 | -11,452 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,883 | 12,211 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 60 | 26 | — |
| 13.375 | 850 | 17.5 | 825 S |
| 9.625 | 4,899 | 12.25 | 1,850 S |
| 5.5 | 12,493 | 8.75 | 260 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 | Mar 26, 1993 | Feb 17, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-159-30482 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-159-30482 → 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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