WELL · 42-497-35452 · DISTRICT 9
Sauder Jay #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Sauder Jay #1 (API 42-497-35452) is a plugged horizontal well in Wise County, plugged May 3, 2010, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 18, 2003, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Winchester Production Company and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Forrestburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Winchester Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,249
- Phone
- (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.through Apr 2009 |
| Latest permit | Winchester Production CompanyNov 18, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 12, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2004 THROUGH Jul 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 12, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauder, Jay G-13-202697 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 49.9K | Feb 2004 – Jul 2012 |
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.
- 1Winchester Production CompanyOct 2004 → Dec 2004
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2005 → Apr 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538716-98 | Drill | Winchester Production Company | Dec 17, 2003 | Nov 18, 2003 | Dec 3, 2003 | 8,400 |
| 538716-99 | Drill | Winchester Production Company | Nov 18, 2003 | Nov 18, 2003 | — | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-202697 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 923 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,300 | 8,304 | Perforated |
| 8,800 | 8,804 | Perforated |
| 9,300 | 9,303 | Perforated |
| 9,800 | 9,804 | Perforated |
| 10,290 | 10,294 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 830 | 14.75 | 545 S |
| 7.875 | 7,904 | 9.875 | 250 S |
| 7.625 | 7,904 | 9.875 | 250 S |
| 7.625 | — | 9.875 | 250 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 2, 2006 | Mar 27, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Mar 17, 2005 | Dec 6, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 2004 | Jul 23, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-497-35452 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35452 → 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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