WELL · 42-499-00741 · DISTRICT 6
Johnson B. L. #8
Wood County · Quitman Southeast (Rodessa) field · Vertical
Johnson B. L. #8 (API 42-499-00741) is a plugged well in Wood County, plugged April 26, 2021, last operated by Shell Western E&P Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 1, 1985, permitted to 8,280 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine, Paluxy, Glen Rose.
Its lease has reported 72.7K barrels of oil and 25.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 2,528 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Nov 1, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,280
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 1, 1985
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 72.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 26, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, B. L. O-6-11873 | Quitman (Johnson) | Atlas Operating LLC | 2 | 72.7K | 25.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 264 · prior 12 401(-34%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1993 → May 1997
- 3J-O'B Operating CompanyJun 1997 → Jul 2000
- 4Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.Dec 2005 → Jan 2008
- 5Pioneer Exploration, LLCFeb 2008 → Feb 2010
- 6Atlas Operating LLCApr 2010 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289023-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Sep 24, 1985 | Nov 1, 1985 | — | 8,280 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11873 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Sub-ClarksvilleSUB CLARKSVILLE | 4,065 |
| Woodbine | 4,495 |
| Paluxy | 6,490 |
| Glen RoseGLEN ROSE UPPER | 7,166 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,186 | 7,322 | Perforated |
| — | 8,400 | Perforated |
| — | 8,445 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 760 | 12.25 | 325 S |
| 7 | 8,521 | 8.75 | 650 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 5, 1986 | Dec 19, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-499-00741 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-00741 → 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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