TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · JONES "B" LEASE · API 42-165-02398 · DISTRICT 7B
Jones B #4
Gaines County · Russell S. (San Andres) field · Shut In · Vertical
Jones B #4 (API 42-165-02398) is a well in Gaines County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed June 26, 1990 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 21, 1991, permitted to 6,150 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Ruslter, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 34.9K barrels of oil and 2.98K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; 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 | XTO Energy Inc.through Jan 2011 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Aug 21, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 1990
- completed
- 34.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.98K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 1990
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones "B" O-11-66455 | Russell, S. (San Andres) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 3 | 34.9K | 2.98K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1993 → May 2001
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Jan 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391012-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Aug 19, 1991 | Aug 21, 1991 | Mar 27, 1990 | 6,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1990 | Jones B O-11-66455 | Russell S. (San Andres) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 6,150 |
| — | Jones B O-11-5201 | Russell (Glorieta 6100) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,595 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ruslter | 1,980 | 1,615 |
| Yates | 2,945 | 650 |
| Queen | 3,730 | -135 |
| Grayburg | 4,184 | -589 |
| San Andres | 4,438 | -843 |
| Glorieta | 5,990 | -2,395 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,880 | 4,988 | Perforated |
| 5,607 | 5,689 | Perforated |
| — | 6,118 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 318 | — | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 3,149 | — | 1,650 S |
| 5.5 | 6,072 | — | 300 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 | Oct 24, 1991 | Sep 12, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-165-02398 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-02398 → 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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