WELL · 42-163-32854 · DISTRICT 1
Johnson Nat #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Johnson Nat #1 (API 42-163-32854) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged April 4, 2012, last operated by Vermillion Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 21, 1990, permitted to 5,850 ft.
It was permitted by Texstar North America, Inc. and has since transferred to Vermillion Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 27.8K barrels of oil and 88.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2012.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texstar North America, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pearsall, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (830) 334-4501
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vermillion Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Vermillion Production, Inc.through Oct 2010 |
| Latest permit | Texstar North America, Inc.Sep 21, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 27, 1990
- completed
- 27.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 88.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 27, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 4, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Nat O-1-12861 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Vermillion Production, Inc. | 1 | 27.8K | 88.6K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2012 |
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.
- 1Barnes, Larry Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Express Oil and GasSep 1993 → Mar 2003
- 3Vermillion Production, Inc.Aug 2006 → Oct 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378321-99 | Drill | Texstar North America, Inc. | Sep 21, 1990 | Sep 21, 1990 | Oct 8, 1990 | 5,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12861 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 567 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 5,320 | -4,753 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,320 | 5,372 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 974 | 14.75 | 494 S |
| 7 | 5,271 | 9.875 | 930 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 21, 1991 | Jan 21, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-32854 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32854 → 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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