WELL · 42-163-30357 · DISTRICT 1
Johnston -P- #2
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Johnston -P- #2 (API 42-163-30357) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged March 27, 2002, last operated by Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 6, 1991, permitted to 5,570 ft.
It was permitted by Standard American Operating CO. and has since transferred to Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 2.53K barrels of oil and 10 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc.
Permitted by Standard American Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lake Forest, CA · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.through Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | Standard American Operating Co.Nov 6, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,570
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1991
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1991
- completed
- 2.53K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 27, 2002
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; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston -P- O-1-4773 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc. | 10 | 2.53K | 10 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texan ProductionJan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Pearsall Energy Group, Inc.Feb 1995 → Feb 1995
- 3Ginco Operating Co.Jun 1995 → Aug 1995
- 4Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Sep 1995 → Jun 1996
- 5Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.Aug 1996 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393711-99 | Drill · sidetrack | Standard American Operating Co. | Nov 6, 1991 | Nov 6, 1991 | Nov 14, 1991 | 5,570 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-4773 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,914 | 7,537 | Perforated |
| 5,118 | 5,241 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 220 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 5,560 | 7.875 | 1,250 S |
| 4.5 | 5,568 | 7.875 | 750 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 | Oct 15, 1992 | Jul 23, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 29, 1976 | — |
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 42-163-30357 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-30357 → 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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