WELL · 42-237-38280 · DISTRICT 9
Fayette Yates #20D
Jack County · Fayette Yates (Upper Caddo) field · Vertical
Fayette Yates #20D (API 42-237-38280) is a well in Jack County operated by Aspen Operating Company L.L.C., completed May 17, 1997.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 29, 1997, permitted to 4,850 ft.
It was permitted by Threshold Development CO. and has since transferred to Aspen Operating Company L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo.
Its 2 leases have reported 242K barrels of oil and 814K mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Aspen Operating Company L.L.C.
Permitted by Threshold Development Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 124 permits on file · (817) 455-2311
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aspen Operating Company L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Jay Management Company, LLCthrough Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | Threshold Development Co.Apr 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 17, 1997
- completed
- 242K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 814K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 17, 1997
- 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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Yates G-13-205961 | Fayette Yates (Upper Caddo) | Jay Management Company, LLC | 1 | 0 | 10.6K | Jul 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Fayette Yates O-13-29309 | Fayette Yates (Upper Caddo) | Aspen Operating Company, L.L.C. | 6 | 242K | 804K | Mar 1997 – Apr 2005 |
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.
- 1Threshold Development CompanyMar 1997 → Aug 1998
- 2E-L Gas Co., Ltd.Sep 1998 → Dec 2001
- 3Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd.Jan 2002 → Sep 2003
- 4Aspen Operating Company, L.L.C.Oct 2003 → Jun 2004
- 5Jay Management Company, LLCMar 2009 → Aug 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461639-99 | Drill | Threshold Development Co. | Apr 25, 1997 | Apr 29, 1997 | May 3, 1997 | 4,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-205961 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-29309 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,055 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,776 | 4,787 | Perforated |
| 4,794 | 4,799 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 598 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 4.5 | 4,850 | 7.875 | 180 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 | May 4, 2005 | Dec 14, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 1997 | Jun 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-237-38280 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38280 → 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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