TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · ARGO-JONES LEASE · API 42-165-03264 · DISTRICT 7B
Argo-Jones #1
Gaines County · Russell North (Devonian) field · Vertical
Argo-Jones #1 (API 42-165-03264) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged March 30, 2022, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 19, 2002, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Platinum Exploration Inc. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Glorieta, Wolfcamp, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 50.7K barrels of oil and 20.6K mcf of gas since April 2003, last reporting in May 2022.
Operator of record
Permitted by Platinum Exploration Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Platinum Exploration Inc.Apr 19, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 19, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 2003
- completed
- 50.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH May 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 30, 2022
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argo-Jones O-11-68580 | Russell, North (Devonian) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 50.7K | 20.6K | Apr 2003 – May 2022 |
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.
- 1Platinum Exploration Inc.Apr 2003 → Nov 2005
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2006 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518429-99 | Reenter | Platinum Exploration Inc. | Mar 20, 2002 | Apr 19, 2002 | Mar 18, 2002 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2003 | Argo-Jones O-11-68580 | Russell North (Devonian) | XTO Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | Argo-Jones O-11-5197 | Russell North (Devonian) | Tenneco Oil Co. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,571 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glorieta | 5,985 | -2,414 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 5,985 | -2,414 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,845 | -5,274 |
| Mississippian | 10,230 | -6,659 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,992 | 11,146 | Open hole |
| — | 11,125 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 320 | 17 | 320 S |
| 8.625 | 4,550 | 11 | 459 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 | Jan 31, 2009 | Jan 14, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 2003 | Apr 21, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2003 | — | — |
| 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 42-165-03264 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-03264 → 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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