WELL · 42-329-40893 · DISTRICT 8
Jones L. C. #5
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Jones L. C. #5 (API 42-329-40893) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged October 20, 2022, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 2016, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Arkland Producing CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 104K barrels of oil and 252K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2023. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arkland Producing Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,618 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Sep 2021 |
| Latest permit | Arkland Producing Co., Inc.Apr 12, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 2016
- completed
- 104K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 252K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 20, 2022
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, L. C. O-10-6521 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 4 | 104K | 252K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2023 |
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.
- 1MWJ Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Arkland Producing Co., Inc.Feb 1996 → May 2018
- 3DE3 Operating LLCJun 2018 → Aug 2020
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 2020 → Aug 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 814745-99 | Drill | Arkland Producing Co., Inc. | Mar 31, 2016 | Apr 12, 2016 | May 19, 2016 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-6521 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,666 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,400 | 266 |
| Grayburg | 4,000 | -1,334 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,200 | -1,534 |
| Glorieta | 5,190 | -2,524 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,110 | -3,444 |
| Spraberry | 7,140 | -4,474 |
| SpraberrySPRABERRY UPPER-DEAN | 8,455 | -5,789 |
| Queen | — | — |
| Santa Rosa | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,585 | 11,010 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 310 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 5,008 | 11 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 10,941 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Jan 5, 2017 | Aug 29, 2016 | 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 42-329-40893 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-40893 → 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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