WELL · 42-253-34293 · DISTRICT 7
Shields #6
Jones County · Jefferies Luck (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Shields #6 (API 42-253-34293) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged April 29, 2026, last operated by Continual Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 13, 1995, permitted to 4,150 ft.
It was permitted by Barbee, Inc. and has since transferred to Continual Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Coleman Junction, T/Blk. Shale, T. Palo Pinto Reef.
Its lease has reported 27.5K barrels of oil and 27.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Barbee, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 9 permits on file · (325) 668-7454
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Continual Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Continual Oil & Gas, Inc.through Mar 2016 |
| Latest permit | Barbee, Inc.Nov 13, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jan 4, 1996
- completed
- 27.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 4, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 29, 2026
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shields O-8-19761 | Jefferies Luck (Palo Pinto) | Continual Oil & Gas, Inc. | 2 | 27.5K | 27.5K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Barbee, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1996
- 2R & P OperatingSep 1996 → Jun 1997
- 3Continual Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 1997 → Mar 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441737-99 | Drill | Barbee, Inc. | Nov 9, 1995 | Nov 13, 1995 | Nov 23, 1995 | 4,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-19761 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,718 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Coleman Junction | 1,776 | -58 |
| T/Blk. Shale | 3,936 | -2,218 |
| T. Palo Pinto Reef | 3,972 | -2,254 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,004 | 4,035 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 162 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 5.5 | 4,062 | 7.875 | 350 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 29, 1996 | Jan 9, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 23, 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 42-253-34293 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34293 → 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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