WELL · 42-301-30876 · DISTRICT 8
Johnson W. D. Jr. -E- #9A
Loving County · Geraldine (Ford) field · Producing · Vertical
Johnson W. D. JR. -E- #9A (API 42-301-30876) is a well in Loving County operated by Element Petroleum Operating IV, completed January 18, 1990 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 13, 1989, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Element Petroleum Operating IV on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Castile, Bell Canyon, Ramsey Sand.
Its lease has reported 365K barrels of oil and 361K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Element Petroleum Operating IV
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 5 permits on file · (432) 557-7934
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Element Petroleum Operating IV |
| Production reports | Element Petroleum Operating IV,through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Dec 13, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 1990
- completed
- 365K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 361K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, W. D. Jr. -E- O-10-32223 | Geraldine (Ford) | Element Petroleum Operating IV, | 4 | 365K | 361K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,683 · prior 12 5,374(+24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1M-T Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1997
- 2Famcor Oil, Inc.Jul 1997 → Jan 2000
- 3Aroc (Texas) Inc.Feb 2000 → Apr 2001
- 4Gap Exploration, Ltd.May 2001 → Jul 2008
- 5Ranger 40 Petroleum, LLCAug 2008 → Dec 2021
- 6Grace Petroleum Operating, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 7Element Petroleum Operating IV,Nov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367449-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Dec 8, 1989 | Dec 13, 1989 | — | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-32223 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,856 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 300 | 2,556 |
| Castile | 2,590 | 266 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,770 | 86 |
| Ramsey Sand | 2,811 | 45 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,818 | 2,852 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 751 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 3,183 | 7.875 | 900 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 13, 1990 | Feb 26, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-301-30876 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30876 → 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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