WELL · 42-451-31742 · DISTRICT 7
Johnston J.H. A #8
Tom Green County · Water Valley (Clear Fork) field · Producing · Vertical
Johnston J.H. A #8 (API 42-451-31742) is a well in Tom Green County operated by Gilstrap Joel, completed November 25, 1986 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 1986, permitted to 1,350 ft.
It was permitted by Longhorn Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Gilstrap Joel on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including San Andres, San Angelo.
Its lease has reported 18.4K barrels of oil and 36 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Longhorn Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Water Valley, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (325) 763-8997
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gilstrap Joel |
| Production reports | Gilstrap, Joelthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Longhorn Exploration, Inc.Aug 28, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 1986
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 1986
- completed
- 18.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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, J.H. "A" O-9-12074 | Water Valley (Clear Fork) | Gilstrap, Joel | 1 | 18.4K | 36 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 436 · prior 12 370(+18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Holler Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1998
- 2M. A. G. PetroleumMar 1998 → Jul 2001
- 3Green, Roy W. Oil & GasAug 2001 → Aug 2017
- 4Gilstrap, JoelNov 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305706-99 | Drill | Longhorn Exploration, Inc. | Aug 27, 1986 | Aug 28, 1986 | — | 1,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12074 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| San Andres | 967 |
| San AngeloSAN ANGELO SAND | 1,230 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,296 | 1,308 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1,296 | 10.125 | 385 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 | Dec 29, 1986 | Dec 15, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-451-31742 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-451-31742 → 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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