WELL · 42-503-38844 · DISTRICT 9
Johnson A #1
Young County · Maxey (Caddo) field · Vertical
Johnson A #1 (API 42-503-38844) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged July 27, 2016, last operated by Ranger Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 2, 1985, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Roye Operating Company and has since transferred to Ranger Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caddo.
Its lease has reported 10.4K barrels of oil and 9.53K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2016.
Operator of record
Permitted by Roye Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 153 permits on file · (940) 550-5391
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ranger Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Ranger Operating Co.through Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | Roye Operating CompanyJul 2, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 2, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1985
- completed
- 10.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.53K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 27, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson "A" O-13-25589 | Maxey (Caddo) | Ranger Operating Co. | 1 | 10.4K | 9.53K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2016 |
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.
- 1Ranger Operating Co.Mar 1993 → Nov 2015
- 2Gala Resources, Ltd.Jun 1994 → Aug 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279390-99 | Drill | Roye Operating Company | Aug 30, 1985 | Jul 2, 1985 | — | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-25589 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,082 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,660 | -2,578 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,660 | 3,670 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 169 | 12.25 | 135 S |
| 4.5 | 4,254 | 7.875 | 430 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 | Jun 11, 1986 | Aug 26, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-503-38844 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-38844 → 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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