WELL · 42-177-31947 · DISTRICT 1
Johnson #1 H
Gonzales County · Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Johnson #1 H (API 42-177-31947) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged August 6, 2013, last operated by Smith Petroleum Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 11, 1991, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Ausitn Chalk.
Its lease has reported 29.8K barrels of oil and 5.59K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2014.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 58 permits on file · (281) 376-7587
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Delco Operating Company LPthrough May 2009 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 11, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1991
- last permit issued
- Nov 5, 1991
- completed
- 29.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.59K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 5, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 6, 2013
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 O-1-13474 | Peach Creek (Austin Chalk) | Smith Petroleum Company | 1 | 29.8K | 5.59K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2014 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Geo-Graphic Production, Inc.Oct 1996 → Feb 1997
- 3J6 Operating, LLCNov 2006 → Nov 2008
- 4Delco Operating Company LPMay 2009 → May 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391822-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 17, 1992 | Sep 11, 1991 | — | 9,000 |
| 391822-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Sep 11, 1991 | Sep 11, 1991 | Sep 14, 1991 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13474 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 281 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,330 | -8,049 |
| Ausitn Chalk | 8,514 | -8,233 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,514 | 12,050 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,828 | 14.75 | 1,160 S |
| 7.625 | 8,373 | 9.875 | 320 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 | Mar 27, 1992 | Mar 6, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-177-31947 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31947 → 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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