WELL · 42-313-31256 · DISTRICT 3
Joyce Unit #202
Madison County · Fort Trinidad East (Buda) field · Shut IN · Directional
Joyce Unit #202 (API 42-313-31256) is a well in Madison County operated by Empire Texas Operating LLC, completed May 6, 2015 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 10, 2014, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP and has since transferred to Empire Texas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Wilcox, Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 285K barrels of oil and 625K mcf of gas since December 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 18 permits on file · (539) 444-8002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Empire Texas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Pardus Oil & Gas Operating, LPthrough Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LPNov 10, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 10, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 6, 2015
- completed
- 285K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 625K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 2015
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Unit O-3-26771 | Fort Trinidad, East (Buda) | Empire Texas Operating LLC | 3 | 285K | 625K | Dec 2014 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LPDec 2014 → Sep 2016
- 2Pardus Oil & Gas Operating, LPOct 2016 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 799838-99 | Drill | Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., LP | Nov 7, 2014 | Nov 10, 2014 | Jan 28, 2015 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-26771 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 154 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 1,750 | -1,596 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 8,163 | -8,009 |
| Woodbine | 8,228 | -8,074 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,577 | -8,423 |
| Dex-Buda | 9,137 | -8,983 |
| Georgetown | 9,224 | -9,070 |
| BudaBUDA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Lewisville - Disposal | — | — |
| RodessaRODESSA - H2S | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,180 | 9,219 | Perforated |
| 9,260 | 9,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,325 | 12.25 | 1,038 S |
| 5.5 | 9,616 | 8.75 | 476 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 | Jun 1, 2016 | Sep 21, 2015 | 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 42-313-31256 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-313-31256 → 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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