WELL · 42-199-33471 · DISTRICT 3
Choate Fee #71
Hardin County · Batson New field · Producing · Vertical
Choate Fee #71 (API 42-199-33471) is a well in Hardin County operated by Tandem Energy Corporation, completed May 1, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 17, 2014, permitted to 2,200 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Fleming-Catahoula - Disposal, Miocene (undifferentiated), Caprock, Frio.
Its lease has reported 960K barrels of oil and 41.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 57 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 138 permits on file · (281) 351-5840
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tandem Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Tandem Energy Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Tandem Energy CorporationApr 17, 2014 |
- 2,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 17, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2014
- completed
- 960K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2014
- 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; they carry 57 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choate Fee O-3-224 | Batson New | Tandem Energy Corporation | 57 | 960K | 41.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 17,017 · prior 12 23,326(-27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Porter, James W.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Porter, James W. SpecialOct 1993 → Jan 2001
- 3Arrowhead Operating Inc.Feb 2001 → Apr 2005
- 4Tandem Energy CorporationMay 2005 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 782528-99 | Drill | Tandem Energy Corporation | Mar 19, 2014 | Apr 17, 2014 | Apr 25, 2014 | 2,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-224 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 79 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,948 | 1,954 | Perforated |
| 2,010 | 2,034 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 256 | 12.25 | 185 S |
| 5.5 | 2,264 | 7.875 | 325 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 | Nov 10, 2014 | Jun 16, 2014 | 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 42-199-33471 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-33471 → 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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