TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · PAYNE LEASE · API 42-121-31878 · DISTRICT 7C
Payne #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Payne #1 (API 42-121-31878) is a well in Denton County operated by Eagleridge Operating LLC, completed March 22, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 2003, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Hep Oil Company, Ltd. and has since transferred to Eagleridge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forstburg.
Its lease has reported 2.54K barrels of oil and 256K mcf of gas since March 2004, last reporting volume in February 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hep Oil Company, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 129
- Phone
- (214) 295-6704
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagleridge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Eagleridge Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2025 |
| Latest permit | Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Mar 28, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 2004
- completed
- 2.54K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 256K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2004 THROUGH Feb 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 2004
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2025
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payne G-13-206875 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 2.54K | 256K | Mar 2004 – Feb 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 44(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Mar 2004 → Dec 2007
- 2Hep Oil GP, LLCJan 2008 → Jan 2012
- 3Silver Creek Resources, LLCFeb 2012 → Aug 2012
- 4Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2012 → Sep 2012
- 5Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLCNov 2012 → Jun 2017
- 6Sage Natural Resources LLCJul 2018 → Apr 2024
- 7Eagleridge Operating, LLCFeb 2025 → Feb 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529900-99 | Drill | Hep Oil Company, Ltd. | Mar 24, 2003 | Mar 28, 2003 | — | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2004 | Payne G-13-206875 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2025 | 9,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 711 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,820 | -7,109 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 8,125 | -7,414 |
| Forstburg | 8,580 | -7,869 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,900 | 9,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,367 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 9,388 | 7.875 | 500 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 31, 2005 | Feb 11, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 17, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-121-31878 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31878 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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