TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · JONES RANCH "21" LEASE · API 42-165-31666 · DISTRICT 7B
Jones Ranch 21 #1
Gaines County · Edmonson (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Jones Ranch 21 #1 (API 42-165-31666) is a well in Gaines County operated by Ares Energy Ltd., completed December 30, 1979 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 19, 1979, permitted to 5,152 ft.
It was permitted by Indian Wells Oil Company and has since transferred to Ares Energy Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 95.1K barrels of oil and 22 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Indian Wells Oil Company; 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 May 2025 |
| Latest permit | Indian Wells Oil CompanySep 19, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,152
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 19, 1979
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1979
- completed
- 95.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Ranch "21" O-11-62693 | Edmonson (San Andres) | Ares Energy, Ltd. | 1 | 95.1K | 22 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 277 · prior 12 3,306(-92%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Questa Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Jul 2001
- 2Unit Petroleum CompanyAug 2001 → Jun 2014
- 3Ares Energy, Ltd.Jul 2014 → May 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58356-99 | Drill | Indian Wells Oil Company | Sep 19, 1979 | Sep 19, 1979 | — | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 1979 | Jones Ranch 21 O-11-62693 | Edmonson (San Andres) | Ares Energy Ltd. | Producing | 5,152 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,090 | 5,094 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,082 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 2.375 | 5,037 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,152 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Jan 10, 1980 | — |
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 42-165-31666 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31666 → 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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