WELL · 42-165-34775 · DISTRICT 8
Jones A. Hess Ranch #1
Gaines County · Jones Ranch field · Producing · Vertical
Jones A. Hess Ranch #1 (API 42-165-34775) is a well in Gaines County operated by Grace Petroleum Operating LLC, completed November 18, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 30, 1994, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Edwards-Foster, Inc. and has since transferred to Grace Petroleum Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including San Andres, Wolfcamp, Mississippian, Woodford.
Its lease has reported 225K barrels of oil and 1.85K mcf of gas since November 1994, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Edwards-Foster, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Llano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (432) 349-1930
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Grace Petroleum Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Grace Petroleum Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Edwards-Foster, Inc.Aug 30, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 1994
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 1994
- completed
- 225K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.85K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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, A. Hess Ranch O-11-67324 | Jones Ranch | Grace Petroleum Operating, LLC | 1 | 225K | 1.85K | Nov 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,067 · prior 12 6,101(-83%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Edwards-Foster, Inc.Nov 1994 → Nov 1995
- 2Ammonite Energy Texas, Inc.Dec 1995 → Aug 2003
- 3Mulloy Operating, Inc.Sep 2003 → Sep 2005
- 4LTS Oil & GasOct 2005 → May 2012
- 5Grace Petroleum Operating, LLCSep 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427558-99 | Drill | Edwards-Foster, Inc. | Aug 30, 1994 | Aug 30, 1994 | Sep 7, 1994 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67324 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,679 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,670 | -991 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,052 | -5,373 |
| Mississippian | 10,368 | -6,689 |
| WoodfordWOODFORD SHALE | 11,081 | -7,402 |
| Devonian | 11,150 | -7,471 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,113 | 9,117 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 365 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,700 | 11 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 11,281 | 7.875 | 225 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 325 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 | Dec 15, 1994 | Dec 2, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1994 | — | Yes |
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 42-165-34775 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34775 → 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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