WELL · 42-161-30489 · DISTRICT 5
Jones L.V. Unit #1
Freestone County · Reed N. (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Vertical
Jones L.V. Unit #1 (API 42-161-30489) is a well in Freestone County operated by Miller Energy Inc., completed September 18, 1979.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 2002, permitted to 12,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including B/Wilcox, Woodbine, Rodessa, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2016 · 97 permits on file · (713) 953-0191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Miller Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Miller Energy, Inc.Mar 26, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 2002
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, L.V. Unit G-5-188573 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.98M | Apr 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Jones, L.V. Unit G-5-85126 | Reed, N. (Cotton Valley Lime) | Miller Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 179K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2004 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 59,834 · prior 12 27,302(+119%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miller Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Nov 2004 → Dec 2023
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518593-99 | Recompletion | Miller Energy, Inc. | Mar 26, 2002 | Mar 26, 2002 | Apr 10, 2002 | 12,000 |
| 44922-99 | Drill | Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. | Mar 23, 1979 | Mar 23, 1979 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-85126 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-188573 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 369 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Wilcox | 630 | -261 |
| Woodbine | 4,227 | -3,858 |
| Rodessa | 7,280 | -6,911 |
| Pettit | 7,850 | -7,481 |
| Travis Peak | 8,000 | -7,631 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,050 | -9,681 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,025 | -11,656 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,948 | 11,047 | Perforated |
| 11,240 | 11,279 | Perforated |
| 12,046 | 12,102 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 100 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,874 | — | 1,100 S |
| 9.625 | 4,874 | 12.25 | 1,390 S |
| 2.875 | 11,875 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,318 | 8.75 | 1,100 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 | Jul 10, 2002 | May 30, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jul 9, 2002 | May 8, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 22, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 3, 1979 | — |
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 42-161-30489 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30489 → 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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