WELL · 42-003-02406 · DISTRICT 8
Means J. S. a/C 4 #243
Andrews County · Means South (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Means J. S. A/C 4 #243 (API 42-003-02406) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged June 5, 1979, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 1996, permitted to 9,688 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 597K barrels of oil and 427K mcf of gas since January 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Jul 19, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,688
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 1996
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 597K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 427K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 5, 1979
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means, J. S. a/C 4 O-10-34132 | Means, S. (Grayburg) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2 | 280K | 30.3K | Jan 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Means, J. S. a/C 4 O-10-34724 | Means, S. (Leonard) | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 3 | 317K | 397K | Oct 1995 – Aug 2011 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,226 · prior 12 1,168(+5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 111(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1994 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Dec 2011
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2012 → Mar 2025
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450173-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Jul 16, 1996 | Jul 19, 1996 | Jan 7, 1997 | 9,688 |
| 436636-99 | Reenter | Exxon Corp. | Jun 6, 1995 | Jun 8, 1995 | Jan 4, 1996 | 9,688 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34132 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34724 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,010 | 5,046 | Perforated |
| 5,066 | 5,085 | Perforated |
| 5,166 | 5,192 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 285 | — | — |
| 11.75 | 304 | 17.5 | 325 S |
| 8.625 | 5,260 | 11 | 2,800 S |
| 2 | 9,286 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,426 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,440 | 7.875 | 975 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 | May 19, 1997 | Mar 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1997 | Feb 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1996 | Feb 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 20, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 23, 1963 | — |
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 42-003-02406 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-02406 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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