WELL · 42-121-30853 · DISTRICT 5
Gibbs Howard #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Partial Plug · Vertical
Gibbs Howard #1 (API 42-121-30853) is a well in Denton County operated by Eagleridge Operating LLC, completed January 20, 2001 and listed as partial plug on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2011, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by J-W Operating CO. and has since transferred to Eagleridge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by J-W Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 129 permits on file · (855) 820-6008
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagleridge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | 1849 Energy Partners Oprtng, LLCthrough Jul 2019 |
| Latest permit | J-W Operating Co.Nov 2, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 349K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 2001
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Gibbs G-5-264402 | Newark, East (Bend Conglomerate) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 51.6K | Feb 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Gibbs, Howard G-13-182974 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 297K | Jan 2001 – 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.
- 1Enre, L.P.Jan 2001 → Sep 2003
- 2J-W Operating Co.Mar 2004 → Jun 2016
- 3Aethon Energy Operating LLCJul 2016 → Mar 2018
- 41849 Energy Partners Oprtng, LLCJan 2019 → Jul 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727175-99 | Recompletion | J-W Operating Co. | Oct 27, 2011 | Nov 2, 2011 | Nov 29, 2011 | 8,529 |
| 500957-99 | Drill | Enre Corp. | Oct 18, 2000 | Oct 20, 2000 | Oct 31, 2000 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-264402 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-182974 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 657 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,028 | -3,371 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,010 | -6,353 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,362 | -6,705 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,583 | -6,926 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 7,929 | -7,272 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | — | — |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | — | — |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,769 | 5,780 | Open hole |
| 7,361 | 7,774 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,131 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 5.5 | 8,500 | 7.875 | 395 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 | Aug 9, 2012 | Jan 5, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2001 | May 29, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 5, 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 42-121-30853 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-30853 → 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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