WELL · 42-003-47278 · DISTRICT 8
J. D. Biles 12E #5H
Andrews County · Fullerton (San Andres) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
J. D. Biles 12e #5H (API 42-003-47278) is a horizontal well in Andrews County operated by Thresher Energy Inc., completed January 28, 2016 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 28, 2015, permitted to 4,585 ft.
It was permitted by Elk Meadows Resources LLC and has since transferred to Thresher Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 19.6K barrels of oil since January 2016, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Elk Meadows Resources LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (713) 993-0774
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Thresher Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Elk Meadows Resources LLCthrough Apr 2018 |
| Latest permit | Elk Meadows Resources LLCOct 28, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,585
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 2016
- completed
- 19.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2016 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. D. Biles 12E O-10-47837 | Fullerton (San Andres) | Thresher Energy, Inc. | 1 | 19.6K | 0 | Jan 2016 – 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.
- 1Elk Meadows Resources LLCFeb 2016 → Apr 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 811326-98 | Drill | Elk Meadows Resources LLC | Aug 3, 2016 | Oct 28, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | 4,585 |
| 811326-99 | Drill | Elk Meadows Resources LLC | Oct 19, 2015 | Oct 28, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | 4,585 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-47837 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,392 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,864 | 528 |
| Queen | 3,700 | -308 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - CO2 FLOOD, HIGH FLO | 4,535 | -1,143 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN DETRITAL | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Tubb | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,078 | 5,488 | Perforated |
| 5,516 | 5,950 | Perforated |
| 5,978 | 6,412 | Perforated |
| 6,440 | 6,874 | Perforated |
| 6,902 | 7,228 | Perforated |
| 7,256 | 7,690 | Perforated |
| 7,718 | 8,152 | Perforated |
| 8,456 | 8,782 | Perforated |
| 8,810 | 9,136 | Perforated |
| 9,164 | 9,382 | Perforated |
| 9,410 | 9,628 | Perforated |
| 9,656 | 9,766 | Perforated |
| 9,794 | 9,904 | Perforated |
| 9,924 | 9,925 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,739 | 12.25 | 820 S |
| 5.5 | 10,032 | 7.875 | 2,000 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 19, 2016 | Jan 29, 2016 | — |
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 42-003-47278 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-47278 → 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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