WELL · 42-165-34974 · DISTRICT 8
Jones Ranch #2RE
Gaines County · Block a-7 (Devonian) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Jones Ranch #2RE (API 42-165-34974) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged January 14, 2010, last operated by Ch4 Energy II LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2008, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Browning Oil Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Ch4 Energy II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Devonian.
Its lease has reported 25.2K barrels of oil and 27.2K mcf of gas since June 1996, last reporting in February 2010.
Operator of record
Permitted by Browning Oil Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2018 · 10 permits on file · (214) 649-5037
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CH4 Energy II LLC |
| Production reports | Platinum Exploration Inc.through Feb 2004 |
| Latest permit | Browning Oil Company, Inc.Sep 26, 2008 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 24, 2003
- completed
- 25.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Feb 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 24, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 14, 2010
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 O-11-67605 | Block a-7 (Devonian) | CH4 Energy II, LLC | 1 | 25.2K | 27.2K | Jun 1996 – Feb 2010 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jun 1996 → Apr 2001
- 2Platinum Exploration Inc.Jun 2003 → Feb 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670936-99 | Recompletion | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | Sep 10, 2008 | Sep 26, 2008 | Nov 15, 2008 | 12,000 |
| 445723-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | Apr 23, 1996 | Mar 8, 1996 | — | 12,000 |
| 445723-99 | Drill | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | Mar 8, 1996 | Mar 8, 1996 | Mar 12, 1996 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67605 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,632 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Devonian | 11,190 | -7,558 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,170 | 9,212 | Perforated |
| 11,190 | 11,200 | Perforated |
| 11,190 | 11,314 | Perforated |
| 11,242 | 11,318 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 400 | 17.5 | 419 S |
| 8.625 | 4,700 | 11 | 2,110 S |
| 5.5 | 11,242 | 7.875 | 460 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 | Nov 18, 2003 | Jul 30, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 2001 | May 23, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1996 | Jun 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-165-34974 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-34974 → 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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