TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · API 42-497-31710 · DISTRICT 7C
Jones N.B.C. #2C
Wise County · Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) field · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Boonsville (Atoka Congl. 5260) · Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Jones N.B.C. #2C (API 42-497-31710) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged December 14, 2010, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 1979, permitted to 6,100 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including T/Caddo, Caddo, Atoka, T/Atoka.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.32K barrels of oil and 484K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Feb 2008 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncDec 18, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 1979
- last permit issued
- Aug 13, 1992
- completed
- 3.32K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 484K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH FEB 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 13, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 14, 2010
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases 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, N.B.C. G-13-87180 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 3.32K | 484K | by Jan 1993 – Feb 2008 |
| — G-13-102180 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Jones N.B.C.
Merit Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Wise County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Dec 1997
- 3Merit Energy CompanyJan 1998 → Feb 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67151-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Dec 18, 1979 | Dec 18, 1979 | Jan 19, 1980 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1992 | Jones N.B.C. G-13-87180 | Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Apr 1, 1980 | Jones N. B. C. O-13-20073 | Boonsville (Atoka Congl. 5260) | EP Operating Company | Plugged | — |
| Apr 1, 1980 | Jones N.B.C. G-13-102180 | Boonsville (Atoka Congl. 5260) | EP Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 912 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,281 | 5,295 | Perforated |
| 5,623 | 5,635 | Perforated |
| 6,003 | 6,013 | Perforated |
| 6,100 | 6,150 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 270 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 2.375 | 5,491 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,570 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 5,573 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,098 | 7.875 | 365 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 20, 1993 | Dec 9, 1992 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1989 | Dec 16, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 20, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 28, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 22, 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 42-497-31710 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31710 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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