WELL · 42-503-38485 · DISTRICT 9
Choat West #8
Young County · Young County Regular field · Shut IN · Vertical
Choat West #8 (API 42-503-38485) is a well in Young County operated by R.J. Riley Operating LLC, completed March 18, 1988 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 20, 1984, permitted to 800 ft.
It was permitted by Kalda Company and has since transferred to R.J. Riley Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 3.84K barrels of oil and 142 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kalda Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (940) 550-2226
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | R.J. Riley Operating LLC |
| Production reports | R.J. Riley Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Kalda CompanyNov 20, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1988
- completed
- 3.84K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 142
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choat "West" O-13-24556 | Young County Regular | R.J. Riley Operating, LLC | 8 | 3.84K | 142 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 21(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rocking, R, Drilling & Prod Co.Jan 1993 → Dec 2007
- 25 G Resources, LLCFeb 2009 → Jun 2011
- 3Hardrock Operating Company, Inc.Jul 2011 → Jul 2011
- 4R.J. Riley Operating, LLCDec 2012 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258667-99 | Drill | Kalda Company | Nov 19, 1984 | Nov 20, 1984 | — | 800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24556 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 559 | 561 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 620 | 6.75 | 100 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, 1988 | Apr 4, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-503-38485 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-38485 → 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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