TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · API 42-165-31483 · DISTRICT 7B
Jones #2
Gaines County · Edmonson (San Andres) field · Vertical
Jones #2 (API 42-165-31483) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged November 21, 1988, last operated by Ares Energy Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 10, 1978, permitted to 5,100 ft.
It was permitted by Tri-Service Drilling CO. and has since transferred to Ares Energy Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
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 | none |
| Latest permit | Tri-Service Drilling Co.Oct 10, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 1978
- last permit issued
- Nov 24, 1978
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 24, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 21, 1988
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34550-99 | Drill | Tri-Service Drilling Co. | Oct 10, 1978 | Oct 10, 1978 | Oct 14, 1978 | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1978 | Jones O-11-62247 | Edmonson (San Andres) | Ares Energy Ltd. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| — | 5,069 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 358 | 11 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 5,118 | 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 27, 1978 | — |
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 42-165-31483 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31483 → 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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