TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · JOHNSON, F. I. LEASE · API 42-215-32933 · DISTRICT 04
Johnson F. I. #61
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo N. (Vicksburg T) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Johnson F. I. #61 (API 42-215-32933) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed June 24, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2007.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2005, permitted to 17,244 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 20.2K barrels of oil and 5.62M mcf of gas since February 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; 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 Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 29, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,244
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 29, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 24, 2006
- completed
- 20.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2002 THROUGH Dec 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 24, 2006
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2007
- 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, F. I. G-4-188725 | Monte Christo, N. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 20.2K | 5.62M | Feb 2002 – Dec 2015 |
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.
- 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Mar 2002 → Apr 2002
- 2Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.May 2002 → Dec 2002
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2007
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCDec 2015 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610005-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 22, 2005 | Nov 29, 2005 | Jun 24, 2006 | 17,244 |
| 513891-99 | Drill | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 24, 2001 | Sep 24, 2001 | Oct 5, 2001 | 18,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2006 | Johnson F. I. G-4-188725 | Monte Christo N. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2007 | 17,244 |
| Jun 24, 2006 | Johnson F. I. G-4-188725 | Monte Christo N. (Vicksburg T) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2007 | 17,244 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 203 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VicksburgVICKSBURG T | 14,600 | -14,397 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,520 | 14,574 | Perforated |
| 14,594 | 14,680 | Perforated |
| 14,700 | 14,914 | Perforated |
| 14,710 | 14,834 | Perforated |
| 14,888 | 15,018 | Perforated |
| 14,936 | 15,175 | Perforated |
| 15,070 | 15,128 | Perforated |
| 15,206 | 15,406 | Perforated |
| 15,430 | 15,602 | Perforated |
| 15,819 | 16,026 | Perforated |
| 16,274 | 16,368 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 2,220 S |
| 9.625 | 10,205 | 12.25 | 965 S |
| 5.5 | 14,134 | 6.5 | 1,000 S |
| 2.875 | 15,299 | 4.25 | 186 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 | Aug 10, 2010 | Oct 23, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 2002 | Apr 30, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-215-32933 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32933 → 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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