WELL · 42-215-31801 · DISTRICT 4
Johnson F.I. #17
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo South (9600) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Johnson F.I. #17 (API 42-215-31801) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Tana Oil & Gas Corporation, completed May 17, 1988.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1988 and 1998, permitted to 17,500 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Tana Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Irving, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 15, 1989 · 229 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tana Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Oct 14, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 17, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 173K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 17, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, F. I. G-4-173666 | Monte Christo, S. (Vicks. 13000) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 47.9K | Oct 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Johnson, Flora G-4-129605 | Monte Christo, S. (Vicks. Cons.) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 125K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 354 · prior 12 338(+5%)
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 → May 2006
- 4EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Dec 2006 → Mar 2012
- 5EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Sep 2013 → Oct 2013
- 6Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Sep 2016
- 7Merit Energy CompanyAug 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480167-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Texaco E & P Inc. | Oct 14, 1998 | Oct 14, 1998 | Aug 9, 1998 | 16,405 |
| 353450-99 | Recompletion | Tana Oil & Gas Corp. | Nov 18, 1988 | Nov 21, 1988 | — | 17,500 |
| 342185-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Feb 2, 1988 | Feb 4, 1988 | — | 17,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-129605 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-173666 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 241 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,170 | 9,194 | Perforated |
| 9,204 | 9,216 | Perforated |
| 9,347 | 9,456 | Perforated |
| 13,432 | 13,466 | Perforated |
| 13,591 | 13,618 | Perforated |
| 13,718 | 13,742 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 58 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 3,018 | 17.5 | 1,645 S |
| 9.625 | 9,825 | 12.25 | 1,225 S |
| 2.875 | 13,900 | 6 | 861 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 | Aug 19, 1999 | Oct 26, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1995 | Dec 23, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1989 | Jan 23, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1988 | Jun 7, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-215-31801 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31801 → 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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