WELL · 42-363-33904 · DISTRICT 7
Johnston A #2
Palo Pinto County · Santo East (3800 Congl.) field · Vertical
Johnston A #2 (API 42-363-33904) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged January 21, 2015, last operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 3, 1988, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc. and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 99 permits on file · (817) 980-5613
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Jun 2013 |
| Latest permit | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc.Feb 3, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 1988
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 68.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 21, 2015
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston "A" G-8-126920 | Santo, East (3800 Congl.) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 68.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2015 |
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.
- 1M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2013
- 2Tarpon Oil CompanyMar 1995 → Dec 2001
- 3Tarpon Oil & Gas Co.Jan 2002 → Feb 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342219-99 | Drill | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc. | Feb 3, 1988 | Feb 3, 1988 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-126920 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 973 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 3,525 | -2,552 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 4,018 | -3,045 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,571 | 3,572 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 262 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 4,010 | 7.875 | 160 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 25, 1988 | Mar 28, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-363-33904 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33904 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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