WELL · 42-161-30550 · DISTRICT 5
Yeldell Unit #1
Freestone County · Teague West (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Yeldell Unit #1 (API 42-161-30550) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged March 27, 2024, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 1999, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Legacy Reserves Operating LPthrough Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 12, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 610K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 27, 2024
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeldell Unit G-5-152131 | Teague, West (Pettit) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 245K | Oct 1994 – Mar 2024 |
| Yeldell Unit G-5-172001 | Teague, West (Travis Peak) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 279K | Jan 1999 – Mar 2024 |
| Yeldell Unit G-5-88609 | Teague, West (Travis Peak) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 85.8K | Jan 1993 – May 1995 |
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.
- 1Grace Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 1993 → Nov 1999
- 3Anadarko Petroleum CorporationDec 1999 → Mar 2013
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCApr 2013 → Jul 2015
- 5Legacy Reserves Operating LPAug 2015 → Jun 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482005-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 12, 1999 | Jan 12, 1999 | Dec 29, 1998 | 8,164 |
| 428044-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Sep 14, 1994 | Oct 7, 1994 | Aug 26, 1994 | 8,164 |
| 65493-99 | Drill | Grace Petroleum Corp. | Nov 13, 1979 | Nov 13, 1979 | Jan 1, 1980 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-88609 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-152131 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-172001 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 447 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 7,275 | -6,828 |
| Travis Peak | 7,470 | -7,023 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SD | 8,785 | -8,338 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,253 | 7,256 | Perforated |
| 7,306 | 7,310 | Perforated |
| 7,367 | 7,372 | Perforated |
| 7,586 | 7,592 | Perforated |
| 7,742 | 7,764 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,943 | 12.25 | 950 sx |
| 2.875 | 7,543 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,164 | 7.875 | 575 sx |
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 | Mar 12, 1999 | Feb 5, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 7, 1995 | Oct 24, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1984 | Aug 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 6, 1984 | — |
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 42-161-30550 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30550 → 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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