WELL · 42-401-30891 · DISTRICT 6
Jones D. /Merritt-Jones/ #1R
Rusk County · East Texas field · Vertical
Jones D. /Merritt-Jones/ #1R (API 42-401-30891) is a well in Rusk County operated by Arco Permian, completed March 12, 1980.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 21, 1980, permitted to 3,750 ft.
It was permitted by Gibson Drlg. CO. and has since transferred to Arco Permian on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.08M barrels of oil and 35.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 107 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gibson Drlg. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 1, 2001
- Permits on file
- 739
- Phone
- (432) 688-5570
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Permian |
| Production reports | Basa Resources, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gibson Drlg. Co.Jan 21, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1980
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 1980
- completed
- 2.08M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 35.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 107 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kilgore Unit O-7-8732 | East Texas | Basa Resources, Inc. | 105 | 2.08M | 34.2K | Aug 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Jones, D. /Merritt-Jones/ O-7-6434 | East Texas | Arco Permian | 2 | 2.73K | 1.43K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1998 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,315 · prior 12 12,662(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Buffco Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1996
- 2Arco PermianAug 1998 → Sep 1999
- 3Bargo Energy CompanyOct 1999 → May 2001
- 4Mission Resources CorporationJun 2001 → Oct 2003
- 5Danmark Energy Services, Inc.Nov 2003 → Jan 2009
- 6Danmark Operating Company LLCFeb 2009 → Nov 2012
- 7Quantum Resources Management,llcDec 2012 → Dec 2014
- 8Breitburn Operating L.P.Jan 2015 → Jul 2019
- 9Basa Resources, Inc.Aug 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70572-99 | Drill | Gibson Drlg. Co. | Jan 21, 1980 | Jan 21, 1980 | Mar 5, 1980 | 3,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-7-6434 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-7-8732 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,527 | 3,532 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 113 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 2.375 | 3,630 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 3,716 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Aug 4, 1998 | Jun 20, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 20, 1980 | — |
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 42-401-30891 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30891 → 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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