WELL · 42-237-38122 · DISTRICT 9
Yates L.H. #7
Jack County · Cap Yates (Consolidated Congl.) field · Vertical
Yates L.H. #7 (API 42-237-38122) is a well in Jack County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed December 16, 1994.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 30, 1994, permitted to 5,850 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Limited Partnership and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Bend.
Its 2 leases have reported 13.2K barrels of oil and 175K mcf of gas since December 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Operating Limited Partnership; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Oct 2015 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating Limited PartnershipSep 30, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,850
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 30, 1994
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 1994
- completed
- 13.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 175K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yates, L. H. G-13-181037 | Cap Yates (Consolidated Congl.) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 16.3K | Jan 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Yates, L.H. O-13-28889 | Cap Yates (Consolidated Congl.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 13.2K | 158K | Dec 1994 – May 2002 |
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.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipDec 1994 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Dec 1997
- 3Merit Energy CompanyJan 1998 → Oct 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428670-98 | Drill | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Dec 28, 1994 | Sep 30, 1994 | Oct 12, 1994 | 5,850 |
| 428670-99 | Drill | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Sep 30, 1994 | Sep 30, 1994 | — | 5,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-181037 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-28889 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,009 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,604 | 4,614 | Perforated |
| 5,186 | 5,211 | Perforated |
| 5,405 | 5,420 | Perforated |
| 5,568 | 5,573 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 627 | 12.25 | 385 S |
| 5.5 | 5,610 | 7.875 | 370 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 | Apr 26, 2001 | Feb 5, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1995 | Dec 23, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 6, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-237-38122 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38122 → 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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