WELL · 42-301-30683 · DISTRICT 8
Exxon-Johnson #4
Loving County · Red Bluff (Delaware Lower) field · Vertical
Exxon-Johnson #4 (API 42-301-30683) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged April 8, 2025, last operated by Wpx Energy Permian LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 22, 1985, permitted to 6,250 ft.
It was permitted by Williamson, J. C. and has since transferred to Wpx Energy Permian LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Delaware, Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon.
Its lease has reported 137K barrels of oil and 162K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2025. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williamson, J. C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 956 permits on file · (800) 465-8314
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WPX Energy Permian LLC |
| Production reports | RKI Exploration & Production LLCthrough Jan 2017 |
| Latest permit | Williamson, J. C.Nov 22, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1986
- completed
- 137K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 162K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 8, 2025
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon-Johnson O-10-28119 | Red Bluff (Delaware, Lower) | WPX Energy Permian, LLC | 4 | 137K | 162K | Jan 1993 – May 2025 |
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.
- 1Williamson, J. C.Jan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Williamson, Ralph E.Feb 2001 → Jan 2012
- 3CRW CorporationFeb 2012 → Nov 2012
- 4RKI Exploration & Production LLCDec 2012 → Jan 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290817-99 | Drill | Williamson, J. C. | Nov 12, 1985 | Nov 22, 1985 | — | 6,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28119 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,910 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareDELAWARE LIME | 2,884 | 26 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,798 | -888 |
| Brushy Canyon | 5,186 | -2,276 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,327 | 5,438 | Perforated |
| 5,758 | 5,818 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 700 | 17.5 | 700 S |
| 8.625 | 2,740 | 11.5 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 4,723 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Feb 25, 1986 | Feb 10, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-301-30683 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30683 → 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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