WELL · 42-215-31075 · DISTRICT 4
Jones Ranch A #5
Hidalgo County · LA Rucia (Vicksburg Lo. Q) field · Vertical
Jones Ranch A #5 (API 42-215-31075) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged August 2, 1996, last operated by Shell Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1982, permitted to 15,200 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,401
- Phone
- (281) 544-7071
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Oil Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Jul 1996 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyJul 23, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 1982
- last permit issued
- May 26, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 26, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 2, 1996
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 "A" G-4-104872 | Jones Ranch (Vicksburg,f-2) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 37.9K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1996 |
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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanySep 1993 → Jul 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167079-99 | Recompletion | Shell Oil Company | Jul 23, 1982 | Jul 23, 1982 | — | 14,255 |
| 93710-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Sep 24, 1980 | Sep 24, 1980 | Oct 17, 1980 | 15,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-104872 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,407 | 11,479 | Perforated |
| 13,860 | 13,880 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,060 | 17.5 | 1,200 S |
| 9.625 | 9,370 | 12.25 | 2,175 S |
| 9.625 | 9,370 | 12.5 | 2,175 S |
| 5 | 10,472 | 9.625 | 500 S |
| 2.875 | 11,214 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 12,651 | — | — |
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 | Apr 13, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 5, 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 42-215-31075 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31075 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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