WELL · 42-165-38418 · DISTRICT 8
J. D. Biles 2C #4H
Gaines County · Dempsey Creek (San Andres) field · NO Production · Horizontal
J. D. Biles 2c #4H (API 42-165-38418) is a horizontal well in Gaines County operated by Thresher Energy Inc., completed January 5, 2017 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 5, 2016, permitted to 4,650 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, Seven Rivers, Queen, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 94.1K barrels of oil and 4.66K mcf of gas since January 2017, 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 | Thresher Energy, Inc.through Jan 2024 |
| Latest permit | Elk Meadows Resources LLCAug 5, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 2017
- completed
- 94.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.66K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 2017
- 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 2C O-11-70590 | Dempsey Creek (San Andres) | Thresher Energy, Inc. | 1 | 94.1K | 4.66K | Jan 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Elk Meadows Resources LLCJan 2017 → Jan 2021
- 2Thresher Energy, Inc.Feb 2021 → Jan 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 817234-99 | Drill | Elk Meadows Resources LLC | Jul 22, 2016 | Aug 5, 2016 | Sep 24, 2016 | 4,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-70590 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,393 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YatesYATES - OVERPRESSURE, INERT GAS | 2,800 | 593 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,400 | -7 |
| Queen | 4,000 | -607 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD | 4,200 | -807 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| San Angelo | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,892 | 9,709 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,720 | 12.25 | 865 S |
| 5.5 | 9,969 | 7.875 | 1,720 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 | Sep 7, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Yes |
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 42-165-38418 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-38418 → 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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