WELL · 42-301-30968 · DISTRICT 8
Johnson B 42 A #12
Loving County · Jeanita (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
Johnson B 42 A #12 (API 42-301-30968) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged January 5, 2018, last operated by Rki Exploration & Production LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 27, 1990, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Richmond Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Rki Exploration & Production LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Lamar, Ramsey, Red Bluff, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 79.8K barrels of oil and 162K mcf of gas since February 1993, last reporting in April 2018. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
RKI Exploration & Production LLC
Permitted by Richmond Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 424 permits on file · (800) 667-6958
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | RKI Exploration & Production LLC |
| Production reports | RKI Exploration & Production LLCthrough Aug 2017 |
| Latest permit | Richmond Petroleum Inc.Dec 27, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 27, 1990
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 1993
- completed
- 79.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 162K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 5, 2018
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson B "42" A O-10-33755 | Jeanita (Cherry Canyon) | RKI Exploration & Production LLC | 2 | 79.8K | 162K | Feb 1993 – Apr 2018 |
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.Feb 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.Dec 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 → Aug 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382724-99 | Drill | Richmond Petroleum Inc. | Dec 27, 1990 | Dec 27, 1990 | Jan 19, 1991 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33755 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,784 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 2,996 | -212 |
| Ramsey | 3,032 | -248 |
| Red Bluff | 3,888 | -1,104 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,940 | -1,156 |
| Cherry CanyonLOWER CHERRY CANYON | 4,377 | -1,593 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,544 | 4,630 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,056 | 12.5 | 1,015 S |
| 5.5 | 4,743 | 7.875 | 1,040 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 | Apr 26, 1993 | Mar 5, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-301-30968 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30968 → 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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