TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · API 42-003-38431 · DISTRICT 7B
J.S. Means a/C 4 #356
Andrews County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
J.S. Means A/C 4 #356 (API 42-003-38431) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged December 22, 2016, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2011, permitted to 10,100 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen, Grayburg, San Andres, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.34M barrels of oil and 1.21M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 24 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation; 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 Mobil CorporationNov 18, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 2011
- last permit issued
- May 5, 2016
- completed
- 1.34M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 22, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 24 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-10-11007 | Means, South (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 22 | 1.33M | 1.2M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| J.S. Means a/C 4 O-10-42905 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2 | 6.3K | 10.7K | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 17,246 · prior 12 7,473(+131%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 5,047(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 728251-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Nov 14, 2011 | Nov 18, 2011 | Nov 21, 2011 | 9,900 |
| 476263-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | May 14, 1998 | May 15, 1998 | Aug 16, 1998 | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2016 | J.S. Means a/C 4 O-10-42905 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Oct 2, 1998 | Means J. S. a/C 4 O-10-11007 | Means South (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,135 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 4,635 | -1,500 |
| Grayburg | 4,759 | -1,624 |
| San Andres | 5,298 | -2,163 |
| WolfcampMID WOLFCAMP | 8,994 | -5,859 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,260 | 8,918 | Perforated |
| 8,995 | 9,057 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,747 | 17.5 | 1,850 S |
| 8.625 | 4,791 | 12.25 | 1,975 S |
| 5.5 | 9,900 | 7.875 | 330 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 1,150 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 24, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Jan 21, 2015 | Jan 9, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1999 | Dec 4, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 20, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-003-38431 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38431 → 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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