WELL · 42-163-31463 · DISTRICT 1
Johnston #20
Frio County · Pearsall (Olmos -A-) field · Vertical
Johnston #20 (API 42-163-31463) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged September 1, 1995, last operated by Midas Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1990, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Brayton Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Midas Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Olmos, Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brayton Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 14 permits on file · (361) 813-5256
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Midas Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Brayton Oil Corp.Sep 24, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 4, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 4, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 1, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston O-1-12766 | Pearsall (Olmos -A-) | Midas Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378467-99 | Reenter | Brayton Oil Corp. | Sep 24, 1990 | Sep 24, 1990 | Nov 20, 1990 | 4,800 |
| 2071-99 | Drill | Vega Petroleum Corporation | Jun 30, 1977 | Jun 30, 1977 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12766 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 541 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 4,000 | -3,459 |
| Chalk | 5,332 | -4,791 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 5,661 | -5,120 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,136 | 4,189 | Perforated |
| 5,349 | 5,630 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 265 | 14.75 | 250 S |
| — | 2,900 | — | 455 S |
| 7 | 5,900 | 8.75 | 730 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 | Feb 6, 1991 | Dec 17, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 2, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1986 | Dec 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1986 | Oct 18, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1985 | Oct 18, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 18, 1977 | — |
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 42-163-31463 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31463 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 17.8K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.28M
- bbl, all reported
- Feb 1995
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000049778 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Sep 12, 1995 | 600 | 800 | 4,136–4,189 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 17,780 · prior 12 275,965(-94%)
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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