WELL · 42-159-30502 · DISTRICT 6
New Hope Deep Unit #17F
Franklin County · New Hope (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
New Hope Deep Unit #17F (API 42-159-30502) is a plugged well in Franklin County, plugged January 3, 2008, last operated by J.P. Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 11,000 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, Hill, Pittsburg, Elledge.
Its 2 leases have reported 227K barrels of oil and 1.63M mcf of gas since July 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 24, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 21, 1997
- completed
- 227K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.63M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 21, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 3, 2008
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Deep Unit O-6-13833 | New Hope (Travis Peak) | J.P. Oil Company, Inc. | 7 | 227K | 1.56M | Oct 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| New Hope Deep Unit G-6-166465 | New Hope (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 71.8K | Jul 1997 – Jan 2008 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,397 · prior 12 12,052(-39%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 208 · prior 12 522(-60%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jul 1997 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Aug 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Sep 2004 → Jun 2023
- 4J.P. Oil Company, Inc.Jan 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475344-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Apr 13, 1998 | Apr 24, 1998 | May 19, 1997 | 11,000 |
| 461815-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Apr 30, 1997 | May 1, 1997 | May 19, 1997 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1997 | New Hope Deep Unit O-6-13833 | New Hope (Travis Peak) | J.P. Oil Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jul 3, 1997 | New Hope Deep Unit G-6-166465 | New Hope (Cotton Valley) | XTO Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 426 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 4,004 | -3,578 |
| Hill | 7,409 | -6,983 |
| Pittsburg | 7,950 | -7,524 |
| Elledge | 8,122 | -7,696 |
| Travis Peak | 8,872 | -8,446 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,447 | -9,021 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,892 | 9,086 | Perforated |
| 9,874 | 10,270 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 60 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 905 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 2.875 | 10,490 | 8.75 | 710 S |
| 2.875 | 10,509 | 8.75 | 2,830 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 22, 1999 | Jan 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1998 | Nov 4, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-159-30502 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-159-30502 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/15930502, documented in the API reference.