WELL · 42-165-36044 · DISTRICT 8
Sparks Yates 396 #1
Gaines County · Riley North (Yates) field · Vertical
Sparks Yates 396 #1 (API 42-165-36044) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged August 16, 2018, last operated by Sabinal Energy Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 28, 2003, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pure Resources, L.P. and has since transferred to Sabinal Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pure Resources, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2025
- Permits on file
- 146
- Phone
- (713) 300-5268
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabinal Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Pure Resources, L.P.through Feb 2004 |
| Latest permit | Pure Resources, L.P.Oct 28, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 2003
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 246
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2003 THROUGH Aug 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 16, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks Yates 396 G-11-203710 | Riley, North (Yates) | Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 246 | Dec 2003 – Aug 2018 |
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.
- 1Pure Resources, L.P.Dec 2003 → Feb 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 537800-99 | Drill | Pure Resources, L.P. | Oct 22, 2003 | Oct 28, 2003 | Nov 11, 2003 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-11-203710 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,144 | 3,262 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1,858 | 7.875 | 385 S |
| 2.875 | 3,353 | 4.75 | 320 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 | Dec 2, 2004 | Apr 22, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-165-36044 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36044 → 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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