WELL · 42-003-38341 · DISTRICT 8
North Means Queen Sand Unit #2505
Andrews County · Means N. (Queen Sand) field · Vertical
North Means Queen Sand Unit #2505 (API 42-003-38341) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged March 16, 2018, last operated by Parallel Petroleum LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 2, 1998, permitted to 4,300 ft.
It was permitted by Caprock Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Parallel Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 287K barrels of oil and 35.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2021. The lease carries 21 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Caprock Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 254 permits on file · (432) 238-9780
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parallel Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough May 2018 |
| Latest permit | Caprock Operating, Inc.Jan 2, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 2, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 1998
- completed
- 287K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 16, 2018
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 21 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Means Queen Sand Unit O-10-17330 | Means, N. (Queen Sand) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 21 | 287K | 35.7K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2021 |
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.
- 1Caprock Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2004
- 2Parallel Petroleum CorporationOct 2004 → Jan 2010
- 3Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → May 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471494-99 | Drill | Caprock Operating, Inc. | Dec 19, 1997 | Jan 2, 1998 | Jan 2, 1998 | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-17330 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,188 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,910 | 1,278 |
| Yates | 2,932 | 256 |
| Seven Rivers7 RIVERS | 3,120 | 68 |
| QueenQUEEN "A" | 4,178 | -990 |
| QueenQUEEN "B" | 4,204 | -1,016 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,205 | 4,215 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 490 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 4.5 | 4,275 | 7.875 | 460 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 | Sep 16, 1998 | Aug 4, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-003-38341 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38341 → 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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