WELL · 42-479-39805 · DISTRICT 4
Johns, E. S. Estate #8
Webb County · Vertical
Johns, E. S. Estate #8 (API 42-479-39805) is a permitted well in Webb County filed by Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2007, permitted to 7,800 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Escondido, Olmos.
Operator of record
Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 6, 2009 · 220 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Apr 9, 2007 |
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 2007
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 161K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT Johns, E. S. Estate G-4-233068 | Owen (Olmos) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 161K | Nov 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,484 · prior 12 2,158(+61%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Nov 2007 → Jul 2021
- 2Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Aug 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 636352-99 | Drill | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Apr 2, 2007 | Apr 9, 2007 | Oct 10, 2007 | 7,800 |
| 556649-99 | Drill | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Jan 24, 2005 | Jan 24, 2005 | — | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-233068 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 632 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,180 | — | Perforated |
| 7,202 | 7,220 | Perforated |
| 7,322 | 7,335 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 820 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 4.5 | 7,533 | 7.875 | 625 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 29, 2008 | Dec 11, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-479-39805 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-39805 → 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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