WELL · 42-165-32166 · DISTRICT 8
Jones Estate #498-1
Gaines County · Russell (Clearfork 7000) field · Vertical
Jones Estate #498-1 (API 42-165-32166) is a well in Gaines County operated by Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation, completed October 16, 1981.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 23, 1981, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Boyd, D. K. Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 106K barrels of oil and 32.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Permitted by Boyd, D. K. Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2,092 permits on file · (432) 934-7212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | R3 Operating Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Boyd, D. K. Oil & Gas Co.Jul 23, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 1981
- last permit issued
- Oct 16, 1981
- completed
- 106K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 16, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Estate O-11-68917 | Russell (Clearfork Consolidated | R3 Operating Corporation | 1 | 47.9K | 8.18K | Nov 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Jones Estate O-11-63618 | Russell (Clearfork 7000) | Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation | 1 | 57.9K | 24.6K | Jan 1993 – May 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,609 · prior 12 1,551(+4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12 · prior 12 6(+100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Boyd, D. K. Oil and Gas Co.,inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1998
- 2Smith & Marrs Inc.Dec 1998 → Aug 2002
- 3BC Operating, Inc.Sep 2002 → Oct 2004
- 4Celero Energy, L.P.Nov 2004 → Sep 2005
- 5Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2005 → Apr 2015
- 6White Rock Oil & Gas, LLCMay 2015 → May 2024
- 7T2 Operating CorporationJun 2024 → Jul 2025
- 8R3 Operating CorporationAug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127182-99 | Drill | Boyd, D. K. Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 23, 1981 | Jul 23, 1981 | Aug 6, 1981 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-63618 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68917 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,555 | 7,672 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,994 | 11 | 1,200 S |
| 4.5 | 7,800 | 7.875 | 760 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 | Apr 25, 2006 | Dec 9, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 9, 1981 | — |
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 42-165-32166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-32166 → 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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