WELL · 42-421-30817 · DISTRICT 10
Joy #1
Sherman County · Texas Hugoton field · Vertical
Joy #1 (API 42-421-30817) is a plugged well in Sherman County, plugged April 20, 2011, last operated by Fortay Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 2, 2001, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fortay Inc. and has since transferred to Fortay Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Mamaton, Morrow, St. Louis.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fortay Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sunray, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 59 permits on file · (806) 930-4533
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortay Inc. |
| Production reports | Fortay Inc.through Aug 2001 |
| Latest permit | Fortay Inc.Mar 2, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 2001
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2001 THROUGH Apr 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 20, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy G-14-185987 | Texas Hugoton | Fortay, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 14 | Mar 2001 – Apr 2011 |
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.
- 1Fortay Inc.Aug 2001 → Aug 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506006-99 | Drill | Fortay Inc. | Mar 2, 2001 | Mar 2, 2001 | Mar 11, 2001 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-185987 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,518 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,929 | 589 |
| Mamaton | 5,508 | -1,990 |
| Morrow | 6,162 | -2,644 |
| St. Louis | 7,020 | -3,502 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,899 | 2,907 | Perforated |
| 2,930 | 2,934 | Perforated |
| 2,940 | 2,944 | Perforated |
| 2,990 | 2,994 | Perforated |
| 3,032 | 3,042 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,706 | 12.25 | 975 S |
| 5.5 | 4,220 | 7.875 | 255 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 | Dec 21, 2001 | Jul 26, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-421-30817 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-421-30817 → 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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