TEXAS · WELLS · FRANKLIN COUNTY · NEW HOPE DEEP UNIT LEASE · API 42-159-30506 · DISTRICT 06
New Hope Deep Unit #16D
Franklin County · New Hope (Smackover) field · Producing · Vertical
New Hope Deep Unit #16D (API 42-159-30506) is a well in Franklin County operated by J.P. Oil Company Inc., completed April 25, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 1997, permitted to 12,350 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, Mass. Anhyd., 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Dec 19, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 25, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 25, 1998
- 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-6-169225 | New Hope (Smackover) | J.P. Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.46M | Apr 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 25,005 · prior 12 29,317(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Apr 1998 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471238-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Dec 15, 1997 | Dec 19, 1997 | Mar 1, 1998 | 12,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1998 | New Hope Deep Unit G-6-169225 | New Hope (Smackover) | J.P. Oil Company Inc. | Producing | 12,350 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 419 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,008 | 12,196 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 60 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 937 | 17.5 | 750 S |
| 9.625 | 4,847 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 4.5 | 12,350 | 7.875 | 975 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 | Aug 21, 1998 | Jul 10, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 10, 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 42-159-30506 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-159-30506 → 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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