WELL · 42-165-33261 · DISTRICT 8
Jones Ranch 21 #506
Gaines County · Edmonson (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Jones Ranch 21 #506 (API 42-165-33261) is a well in Gaines County operated by Ares Energy Ltd., completed May 5, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2005, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC and has since transferred to Ares Energy Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its 2 leases have reported 228K barrels of oil and 26.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 40 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 38 permits on file · (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 | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLCJan 26, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 5, 2005
- completed
- 228K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 40 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown /Glorieta/ Unit O-11-60142 | Brown | Ares Energy, Ltd. | 35 | 136K | 26K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Jones Ranch "21" O-11-68652 | Edmonson (San Andres) | Ares Energy, Ltd. | 5 | 91.8K | 62 | Jan 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,879 · prior 12 2,932(+32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Dallas Production, Inc.Nov 1994 → Sep 1996
- 3Universal Resources Corp.Oct 1996 → Mar 1999
- 4Questar Expl. and Prod. Co.Apr 1999 → Oct 1999
- 5Maynard Oil Co.Nov 1999 → Mar 2003
- 6McDaniel Company, Inc., TheApr 2003 → Jun 2004
- 7Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLCJul 2004 → Nov 2005
- 8Riata Energy, Inc.Dec 2005 → Feb 2006
- 9Petrosource Production Co. L.P.Mar 2006 → Nov 2007
- 10Petrosource Production Co., LLCDec 2007 → Mar 2008
- 11Sandridge Tertiary, LLCApr 2008 → Jul 2012
- 12Trinity EOR, LLCAug 2012 → Apr 2013
- 13Ares Energy, Ltd.May 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555983-99 | Recompletion | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC | Jan 10, 2005 | Jan 26, 2005 | Apr 28, 2005 | 6,191 |
| 276486-99 | Drill | Union Oil Company of California | Apr 1, 1985 | Jun 3, 1985 | Jun 11, 1985 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-60142 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68652 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,638 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,818 | 5,045 | Perforated |
| 5,984 | 6,174 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,108 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 6,200 | 7.875 | 650 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 | Mar 23, 2007 | Oct 25, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Nov 30, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1985 | Jul 26, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-165-33261 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-33261 → 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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