WELL · 42-459-31239 · DISTRICT 6
Johnson James L. #3
Upshur County · Gilmer(jurassic) field · Vertical
Johnson James L. #3 (API 42-459-31239) is a well in Upshur County operated by Forest Oil Corporation, completed March 24, 2005.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 14, 2005, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Cotton Valley, Cv Sand, Cv Bossier, Cv Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 6, 2016
- Permits on file
- 1,861
- Phone
- (832) 242-9600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Rose City Resources, LLCthrough Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Jan 14, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 879K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2005
- 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 2 leases 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, James L. G-6-216250 | Gilmer, S. (Cotton Valley, UP) | Rose City Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 879K | Mar 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Johnson, James L. G-6-216252 | Gilmer, S. (Cotton Valley) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2005 – Jan 2011 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 208 · prior 12 60(+247%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Mar 2005 → Apr 2006
- 2Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → May 2006
- 3Cordillera Texas, L.P.Jun 2006 → Sep 2008
- 4Forest Oil CorporationOct 2008 → Mar 2015
- 5Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Oct 2023
- 6Rose City Resources, LLCDec 2023 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556227-97 | Drill | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 21, 2005 | Jan 14, 2005 | Jan 19, 2005 | 12,500 |
| 556227-99 | Drill | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Jan 14, 2005 | Jan 14, 2005 | Jan 19, 2005 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-216250 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-216252 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 387 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Valley | 9,250 | -8,863 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 9,250 | -8,863 |
| CV Sand | 9,250 | -8,863 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY (BOSSIER) | 10,900 | -10,513 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY BOSSIER | 10,900 | -10,513 |
| CV Bossier | 10,900 | -10,513 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY (LIME) | 11,480 | -11,093 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,480 | -11,093 |
| CV Lime | 11,480 | -11,093 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,872 | 10,994 | Perforated |
| 11,698 | 11,819 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 4,250 | 11 | 1,140 S |
| 8.625 | 4,255 | 11 | 1,140 S |
| 4.5 | 11,900 | 9.625 | 895 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 | Feb 2, 2011 | Jan 4, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Sep 29, 2006 | Jul 26, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 2006 | May 31, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-459-31239 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-31239 → 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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