WELL · 42-301-30937 · DISTRICT 8
Johnson 40 #8
Loving County · Pinal Dome (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
Johnson 40 #8 (API 42-301-30937) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged September 20, 2017, last operated by Wpx Energy Permian LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 16, 1990, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Richmond Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Wpx Energy Permian LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lamar, Ramsey, Olds, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 111K barrels of oil and 212K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2022. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Richmond Petroleum Inc.; 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 May 2014 |
| Latest permit | Richmond Petroleum Inc.Nov 16, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1990
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 1991
- completed
- 111K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 212K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 20, 2017
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson "40" O-10-32998 | Pinal Dome (Cherry Canyon) | WPX Energy Permian, LLC | 8 | 111K | 212K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2022 |
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.
- 1JRP Resources, L.C.Jan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Gothic Energy CorporationJun 1995 → Aug 1998
- 3Gothic Production CorporationSep 1998 → Dec 1998
- 4Smith & Marrs Inc.Jan 1999 → Aug 2002
- 5BC Operating, Inc.Sep 2002 → Oct 2004
- 6Celero Energy, L.P.Nov 2004 → Sep 2005
- 7Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2005 → Jul 2006
- 8Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Aug 2006 → Feb 2014
- 9RKI Exploration & Production LLCMar 2014 → May 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381016-98 | Drill | Richmond Petroleum Inc. | Mar 8, 1991 | Nov 16, 1990 | — | 7,500 |
| 381016-99 | Drill | Richmond Petroleum Inc. | Nov 13, 1990 | Nov 16, 1990 | Jan 17, 1991 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-32998 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,087 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 4,827 | -1,740 |
| Ramsey | 4,860 | -1,773 |
| Olds | 4,924 | -1,837 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,388 | -2,301 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,414 | 6,602 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 917 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 6,828 | 7.875 | 575 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 | May 24, 1991 | Feb 28, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-301-30937 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30937 → 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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