WELL · 42-165-35331 · DISTRICT 8
Johnston John M #1
Gaines County · Harris field · Vertical
Johnston John M #1 (API 42-165-35331) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged June 12, 2024, last operated by Sabinal Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 12, 1998, permitted to 6,300 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Sabinal Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Ruslter, Rustler, Yates, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 81.2K barrels of oil and 17.9K mcf of gas since March 1998, last reporting in August 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2025
- Permits on file
- 146
- Phone
- (713) 300-5268
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabinal Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2021 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Feb 12, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 12, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 2024
- completed
- 81.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Aug 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 12, 2024
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, John M O-11-67924 | Harris | Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 81.2K | 17.9K | Mar 1998 – Aug 2024 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Mar 1998 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Sep 2017
- 3Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Apr 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473304-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Feb 12, 1998 | Feb 12, 1998 | Feb 16, 1998 | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67924 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,263 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ruslter | 1,905 | 1,358 |
| Rustler | 1,905 | 1,358 |
| Yates | 2,920 | 343 |
| Grayburg | 4,173 | -910 |
| San Andres | 4,477 | -1,214 |
| Glorieta | 5,922 | -2,659 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,966 | 6,026 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,930 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 6,300 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Jun 21, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Jun 1, 1998 | Apr 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 18, 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 42-165-35331 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35331 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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