WELL · 42-413-31828 · DISTRICT 7
Jones #3
Schleicher County · Eldorado Southwest (Strawn) field · Vertical
Jones #3 (API 42-413-31828) is a plugged well in Schleicher County, plugged September 27, 2012, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 2000, permitted to 7,100 ft.
It was permitted by Txp, Incorporated and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Wolfcamp, Canyon, Strawn.
Its 3 leases have reported 51.5K barrels of oil and 98.2K mcf of gas since March 1993, last reporting in October 2012. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by TXP, Incorporated; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,316 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | TXP, Incorporatedthrough Mar 2001 |
| Latest permit | TXP, IncorporatedOct 19, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 19, 2000
- last permit issued
- Oct 14, 2000
- completed
- 51.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1993 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 14, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 27, 2012
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 3 leases 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 O-9-15068 | Eldorado, Southwest (Strawn) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 537 | 1 | Oct 2000 – Oct 2012 |
| Jones O-9-14857 | Eldorado (Canyon) | TXP, Incorporated | 2 | 51K | 26.6K | Oct 1998 – Nov 2001 |
| Jones G-9-144866 | Eldorado (Canyon) | Questa Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 71.6K | Mar 1993 – Mar 1999 |
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.
- 1Oklahoma RB Operating CompanyMar 1993 → Jan 1998
- 2Ram Operating, Inc.Feb 1998 → Aug 1998
- 3Questa Oil & Gas Co.Sep 1998 → Jan 2000
- 4TXP, IncorporatedFeb 2000 → Mar 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501023-99 | Recompletion | TXP, Incorporated | Oct 19, 2000 | Oct 19, 2000 | Oct 11, 2000 | 7,050 |
| 405687-99 | Drill | Oklahoma RB Operating Company | Nov 13, 1992 | Nov 13, 1992 | Nov 18, 1992 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-144866 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14857 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-15068 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,421 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,284 | 6,312 | Perforated |
| 6,734 | 6,746 | Perforated |
| 6,844 | 6,858 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,059 | 12.25 | 890 S |
| 4.5 | 7,049 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Jun 20, 2001 | Oct 23, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Nov 30, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1999 | Dec 23, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1993 | Apr 14, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 29, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-413-31828 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31828 → 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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