WELL · 42-163-31909 · DISTRICT 1
Johnston James #1B
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Johnston James #1B (API 42-163-31909) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged March 5, 1999, last operated by Moseley & Mckissack Res LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 1989, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Whittington Operating Company and has since transferred to Moseley & Mckissack Res LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 6.07K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Whittington Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pearsall, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 1998
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Moseley & McKissack Res LLC |
| Production reports | Moseley & McKissack Res LLCthrough Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | Whittington Operating CompanyNov 10, 1989 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 10, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 1990
- completed
- 6.07K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 5, 1999
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston, James O-1-6086 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Moseley & McKissack Res LLC | 3 | 6.07K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Gilster, Ralph R. III, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Baxter, Kelly H.Feb 1994 → Aug 1995
- 3Americana Fuel TruckingNov 1995 → Mar 1996
- 4Roy's Cementing CompanyMay 1996 → Nov 1996
- 5Moseley & McKissack Res LLCDec 1996 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366335-98 | Recompletion | Whittington Operating Company | Nov 6, 1990 | Nov 10, 1989 | — | 5,770 |
| 366335-99 | Recompletion | Whittington Operating Company | Nov 10, 1989 | Nov 10, 1989 | — | 5,770 |
| 104029-99 | Drill | Guaranty Petroleum Corp. | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-6086 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 515 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 2,890 | -2,375 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,400 | 5,790 | Perforated |
| 5,600 | 5,620 | Perforated |
| 5,825 | 5,870 | Perforated |
| 6,475 | 6,500 | Perforated |
| 6,630 | 6,930 | Perforated |
| 6,970 | 7,020 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 264 | 14.75 | — |
| 7 | 5,400 | 9.875 | 950 S |
| 2.875 | 5,605 | — | — |
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 | Dec 18, 1990 | Sep 27, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 21, 1981 | — |
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 42-163-31909 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31909 → 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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