TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · JOHNSON, FLORA I. LEASE · API 42-215-31632 · DISTRICT 04
Johnson Flora I. #16
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo S. (Vicks. Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Monte Christo, South (10500 W.) · Monte Christo, South (10500 E)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Johnson Flora I. #16 (API 42-215-31632) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 26, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 10, 1985, permitted to 10,821 ft.
It was permitted by Tana Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 2.42K barrels of oil and 628K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tana Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Tana Oil & Gas Corp.Jul 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,821
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 26, 1985
- completed
- 2.42K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 628K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 26, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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, Flora I. G-4-118484 | Monte Christo, S. (Vicks. Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 2.42K | 628K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 464 · prior 12 381(+22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2000 → Jun 2001
- 3El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 4El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 5EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279767-99 | Drill | Tana Oil & Gas Corp. | Jul 9, 1985 | Jul 10, 1985 | Jul 27, 1985 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1985 | Johnson Flora I. G-4-118484 | Monte Christo S. (Vicks. Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 10,821 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,354 | 10,696 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,506 | 14.75 | 1,050 S |
| 7.625 | 9,029 | 9.875 | 1,000 S |
| 5 | 10,800 | 6.75 | 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 5, 1985 | Oct 11, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1985 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-215-31632 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31632 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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