TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · JONES LEASE · API 42-165-31482 · DISTRICT 7B
Jones #3
Gaines County · Edmonson (San Andres) field · Shut In · Vertical
Jones #3 (API 42-165-31482) is a well in Gaines County operated by Ares Energy Ltd., completed September 6, 2007 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2000.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 1978, permitted to 5,140 ft.
It was permitted by Tri-Service Drilling CO. and has since transferred to Ares Energy Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Red Bed, Anhydrite, Yates, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 122K barrels of oil and 20 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 Tri-Service Drilling Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 38
- Phone
- (432) 685-1960
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ares Energy Ltd. |
| Production reports | Ares Energy, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Tri-Service Drilling Co.Oct 13, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,140
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 1978
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 2007
- completed
- 122K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 2007
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2000
- 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 O-11-62247 | Edmonson (San Andres) | Ares Energy, Ltd. | 3 | 122K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,739 · prior 12 3,660(-25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Giebel Petroleum Ltd.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Xeric Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1994 → Nov 1995
- 3Petroplex Equipment, Inc.Dec 1995 → Jan 2005
- 4Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLCFeb 2005 → Nov 2005
- 5Riata Energy, Inc.Dec 2005 → Feb 2006
- 6Petrosource Production Co. L.P.Mar 2006 → Nov 2007
- 7Petrosource Production Co., LLCDec 2007 → Mar 2008
- 8Sandridge Tertiary, LLCApr 2008 → Jul 2012
- 9Trinity EOR, LLCAug 2012 → Apr 2013
- 10Ares Energy, Ltd.May 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34548-99 | Drill | Tri-Service Drilling Co. | Oct 13, 1978 | Oct 13, 1978 | — | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2007 | Jones O-11-62247 | Edmonson (San Andres) | Ares Energy Ltd. | Shut In · shut in Jan 1, 2000 | 5,140 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,614 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bed | 250 | 3,364 |
| Anhydrite | 2,060 | 1,554 |
| Yates | 2,963 | 651 |
| Grayburg | 4,191 | -577 |
| San Andres | 4,542 | -928 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES POR. | 4,909 | -1,295 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 5,068 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 344 | 11 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 345 | 11 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 5,140 | 7.875 | 1,900 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 | Aug 26, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 10, 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 42-165-31482 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31482 → 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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