WELL · 42-301-31596 · DISTRICT 8
W.D. Johnson 53-22 #1
Loving County · Sandbar (Bone Spring) field · Horizontal
W.D. Johnson 53-22 #1 (API 42-301-31596) is a horizontal well in Loving County operated by Petro-Hunt Permian LLC, completed November 19, 2011.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 13, 2011, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Energen Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Petro-Hunt Permian LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon, Bone Spring.
Its lease has reported 58.8K barrels of oil and 570K mcf of gas since October 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energen Resources Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 250
- Phone
- (214) 880-8400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petro-Hunt Permian LLC |
| Production reports | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Energen Resources CorporationJun 13, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 13, 2011
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 2011
- completed
- 58.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 570K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.D. Johnson 53-22 O-10-42017 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Petro-Hunt Permian, LLC | 2 | 58.8K | 570K | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,863 · prior 12 16,673(-17%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,316 · prior 12 2,262(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Energen Resources CorporationOct 2011 → Jan 2019
- 2Diamondback E&P LLCFeb 2019 → Oct 2022
- 3Petro-Hunt Permian, LLCNov 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718046-98 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | Nov 22, 2011 | Jun 13, 2011 | Jul 5, 2011 | 11,500 |
| 718046-99 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | Jun 8, 2011 | Jun 13, 2011 | Jul 5, 2011 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42017 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-42017 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,940 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 4,756 | -1,816 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,730 | -2,790 |
| Brushy Canyon | 7,060 | -4,120 |
| Bone Spring | 8,470 | -5,530 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 8,470 | -5,530 |
| Avalon | 8,609 | -5,669 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,505 | 12,550 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4,056 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 5.5 | 12,671 | 8.75 | 1,525 S |
| 9 | — | 12.25 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | 3,800 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 9, 2015 | Dec 12, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 30, 2012 | Dec 16, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-301-31596 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-31596 → 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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